FortiGate-5050 chassis Shelf manager command line interface (CLI)
FortiGate-5050-R Chassis Guide
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Figure 7: Connecting to a shelf manager serial port
To connect to the shelf manager CLI using a shelf alarm panel serial port
1Connect the Fortinet console cable to the shelf alarm panel Serial 1 or Serial2 port
(see Figure 7).
2Connect the Fortinet console cable to your PC or other device RS-232 console port.
3Start a terminal emulation program (for example, HyperTerminal) on the management
computer. Use these settings:
4Press enter to connect to the CLI.
5At the login prompt enter the shelf manager user name and password.
The default user name is root with no password.
When you log into the shelf manager CLI you are logging into a Linux shell as root. You
can begin entering commands at the # prompt:
#
To add or change the shelf manager root account password
For enhanced security you should use the following steps to add a password for the shelf
manager root account.
1At the # prompt enter the following Linux command to add a password for the root
account:
# passwd
Baud Rate (bps) 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
5050SAP
SERIAL
1
SERIAL
2
ALARM
SERIAL1 (Primary
Shelf Manager)
FortiGate-5050 Shelf Alarm Panel
SERIAL2 (Secondary
Shelf Manager)
Fortinet
RJ-45 to
9-pin
Console
Cable
To PC
RS-232
Console
Port