Setting up FortiBridge units

Completing the basic FortiBridge configuration

Note: Not all of the following procedures are required to complete the basic FortiBridge unit configuration. Choose the procedures that apply to your installation.

•Adding an administrator password

•Changing the management IP address

•Changing DNS server IP addresses

•Adding static routes

•Allowing management access to the EXT 1 interface

•Changing the system time and date

•Adding administrator accounts

Adding an administrator password

Add an administrator password to the default admin administrator account to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to and managing the FortiBridge unit.

To add an administrator password

1Log in to the CLI.

2Change the admin administrator password. Enter:

config system admin

edit admin

set password <psswrd>

end

For example:

config system admin

edit admin

set password passWORD

end

Changing the management IP address

Change the FortiBridge unit management IP address so that you can connect to the FortiBridge CLI from your network (instead of being required to use a direct console connection). The management IP should be a valid IP address for your network.

To change the management IP address

1Log in to the CLI.

2Change management IP address. Enter:

config system manageip

set ip <address_ipv4mask> end

For example:

config system manageip

set ip 192.168.20.23/24 end

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