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System config

To manually set the FortiGate date and time

1

Go to System > Config > Time.

2

Select Refresh to display the current FortiGate system date and time.

3

Select your Time Zone from the list.

4

Optionally, select Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes check box.

5

Select Set Time and set the FortiGate system date and time.

6

Set the hour, minute, second, month, day, and year as required.

7

Select Apply.

To use NTP to set the FortiGate date and time

1

Go to System > Config > Time.

2

Select Synchronize with NTP Server to configure the FortiGate unit to use NTP to
automatically set the system time and date.

3

Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the FortiGate unit can
use to set its time and date.

4

Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the NTP server.

5

Select Apply.

Options

Go to System > Config > Options to set the following options:

• Timeout settings including the idle timeout and authentication timeout
• The language displayed by the web-based manager
• Dead gateway detection interval and failover detection

Automatically
adjust clock for
daylight saving
changes

Select the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes check

box if you want the FortiGate system clock to be adjusted automatically

when your time zone changes to daylight saving time and back to

standard time.

Set Time

Select Set Time to set the FortiGate system date and time to the correct

date and time.

Synchronize with
NTP Server

Select Synchronize with NTP Server to configure the FortiGate unit to

use NTP to automatically set the system date and time. For more

information about NTP and to find the IP address of an NTP server that

you can use, see http://www.ntp.org.

Server

Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the

FortiGate unit can use to set its time and date.

Syn Interval

Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the

NTP server. A typical Syn Interval would be 1440 minutes for the

FortiGate unit to synchronize its time once a day.