Fortinet 5.0 Patch 6

Fortinet 93 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide

To configure NTP via the CLI

To synchronize with an NTP server, enter the following commands:

config system global

set ntpsync enable

set timezone <timezone_index>

set ntpserver {<server_fqdn> | <server_ipv4>}

end

where:

•<timezone_index> is the index number of the time zone in which the FortiWeb

appliance is located (to view the list of valid time zones and their associated index

numbers, enter a question mark)

•{<server_fqdn> | <server_ipv4>} is a choice of either the IP address or fully

qualified domain name (FQDN) of the NTP server, such as pool.ntp.org

If your NTP query succeeds, the new clock time should appear when you enter the

command:

get system status

If the NTP query fails, the system clock will continue without adjustment. If FortiWeb’s time

was 3 hours late, for example, the time will still be 3 hours late. Verify your DNS server IPs,

your NTP server IP or name, routing, and that your firewalls or routers do not block or proxy

UDP port 123.

To manually set the date and time via the CLI

To manually configure the FortiWeb appliance’s system time and disable the connection to

an NTP server, enter the following commands:

config system global

set ntpsync disable

set timezone <timezone_index>

set dst {enable | disable}

end

execute time <time_str>

execute date <date_str>

where:

•<timezone_index> is the index number of the time zone in which the FortiWeb

appliance is located (to view the list of valid time zones and their associated index

numbers, enter a question mark)

•dst {enable | disable} is a choice between enabling or disabling daylight saving

time (DST) clock adjustments

•<time_str> is the time for the time zone in which the FortiWeb appliance is located

according to a 24-hour clock, formatted as hh:mm:ss (hh is the hour, mm is the minute,

and ss is the second)

•<date_str> is the date for the time zone in which the FortiWeb appliance is located,

formatted as yyyy-mm-dd (yyyy is the year, mm is the month, and dd is the day)