System configuration

Changing system options

 

 

3Select 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 223.

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

1Go to System > Config > Options.

2From the Languages list, select a language for the web-based manager to use.

3Select Apply.

You can choose 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 set PIN protection for the LCD panel

1Go to System > Config > Options.

2In the LCD Panel section, select the PIN Protection check box.

3Type a 6-digit PIN.

Administrators must enter the PIN to use the control buttons and LCD.

4Select Apply.

Modifying 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. For information about adding a ping server to an interface, see “Adding a ping server to an interface” on page 142.

To modify the dead gateway detection settings

1Go to System > Config > Options.

2For Detection Interval, type a number in seconds to specify how often the FortiGate unit tests the connection to the ping target.

3For 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.

4Select Apply.

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