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Fortinet 5003 User Manual

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Connecting to the CLI

FortiSwitch-5003A CLI reference

6

Select the following port settings and select OK.

7

Press Enter to connect to the FortiSwitch-5003A CLI.

A prompt similar to the following appears.

FS5A033E08000111 login:

The prompt includes the FortiSwitch-5003A host name. The default host name is the
FortiSwitch-5003A serial number.

8

Type a valid administrator name and press Enter.

The default administrator name is admin.

9

Type the password for this administrator and press Enter.

The default is no password.

A prompt similar to the following appears:

FS5A033E080001~#

Setting administrative access on the mgmt interface

To perform administrative functions through a the FortiSwitch-5003A mgmt network interface, you
must enable the required types of administrative access. Access to the CLI requires SSH or Telnet
access.

To use the CLI to configure SSH or Telnet access

1

Connect and log into the FortiSwitch-5003A console.

2

Use the following command to configure the mgmt interface to accept SSH connections:

config system interface

edit mgmt

set allowaccess ping ssh telnet

end

3

To confirm that you have configured SSH or Telnet access correctly, enter the following command to
view the access settings for the interface:

get system interface mgmt

The CLI displays the settings, including allowaccess, for the named interface:

name : mgmt
status : up
ip : 172.20.120.178 255.255.255.0
allowaccess : ping ssh telnet

Bits per second 9600
Data bits

8

Parity

None

Stop bits

1

Flow control

None