Fortinet 74 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide
“Updating the firmware” on page 77. Otherwise, to continue by setting an administrative
password, see “Changing the “admin” account password” on page 90.
Connecting to the CLI
Using its default settings, you can access the CLI from your management computer in two
ways:
• a local console connection
• an SSH connection, either local or through the network
Secure Shell (SSH) provides both secure authentication and secure communications to the CLI.
Supported SSH protocol versions, ciphers, and bit strengths include SSH version 2 with
AES-128, 3DES, Blowfish, and SHA-1.
Requirements
• a computer with an available serial communications (COM) port
• the RJ-45-to-DB-9 or null modem cable included in your FortiWeb package
• terminal emulation software such as PuTTY
To connect to the CLI using a local console connection
1. Using the RJ-45-to-DB-9 or null modem cable, connect your computer’s serial
communications (COM) port to the FortiWeb appliance’s console port.
If 3 incorrect login or password attempts occur in a row, your IP address will be temporarily
blacklisted from the GUI and CLI (network, not console). This is to protect the appliance from
brute force login attacks. Wait 1 minute, then attempt the login again.
Tabl e 8 : Default settings for connecting to the CLI by SSH
Network Interface port1
IP Address 192.168.1.99
SSH Port Number 22
Administrator
Account
admin
Password
If you are not connecting for the first time, nor have you just reset the configuration to its default
state or restored the firmware, administrative access settings may have already been
configured. In this case, access the CLI using the IP address, administrative access protocol,
administrator account and password already configured, instead of the default settings.
The following procedures describe connection using PuTTY software; steps may vary with
other terminal emulators.