Fortinet 100 131, To set the Auth timeout, To select a language for the web-based manager

System configuration

To set the Auth timeout

1For Auth Timeout, type a number in minutes.

2Select Apply.

Auth Timeout controls the amount of inactive time that the firewall waits before requiring users to authenticate again. For more information, see “Users and authentication” on page 173.

The default Auth Timeout is 15 minutes. The maximum Auth Timeout is 480 minutes (8 hours).

To select a language for the web-based manager

1From the Languages list, select a language that the web-based manager uses.

2Select Apply.

You can choose from English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Traditional Chinese.

Note: When the web-based manager language is set to use Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Traditional Chinese, you can change to English by selecting the English button on the upper right of the web-based manager.

To modify the Dead Gateway Detection settings

Modify dead gateway detection to control how the FortiGate unit confirms connectivity with a ping server added to an interface configuration. To add a ping server to an interface, see “Adding a ping server to an interface” on page 111.

1For Detection Interval, type a number in seconds to specify how often the FortiGate unit tests the connection to the ping target.

2For Fail-over Detection, type a number of times that the connection test fails before the FortiGate unit assumes that the gateway is no longer functioning.

3Select Apply.

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