FortiGate Version 3.0 MR4 Administration Guide
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Changing system information System Status
Figure 17: Time Settings
Changing the FortiGate unit host name
The FortiGate host name appears on the Status page and in the FortiGate CLI
prompt. The host name is also used as the SNMP system name. For information
about SNMP, see “SNMP” on page 127.
The default host name is the FortiGate unit serial number. For example
FGT8002805030003 would be a FortiGate-800 unit.
Administrators whose access profiles permit system configuration write access
can change the FortiGate unit host name.
To change the FortiGate unit host name
1 Go to System > Status.
2 In the Host Name field of the System Information section, select Change.
3 In the New Name field, type a new host name.
4 Select OK.
The new host name is displayed in the Host Name field, and in the CLI prompt,
and is added to the SNMP System Name.
System Time The current FortiGate system date and time.
Refresh Update the display of the current FortiGate system date and time.
Time Zone Select the current FortiGate system time zone.
Automatically adjust
clock for daylight
saving changes
Select to automatically adjust the FortiGate system clock when your
time zone changes between daylight saving time and standard
time.
Set Time Select to set the FortiGate system date and time to the values you
set in the Hour, Minute, Second, Year, Month and Day fields.
Synchronize with
NTP Server
Select to use an NTP server to automatically set the system date
and time. You must specify the server and synchronization interval.
Server Enter the IP address or domain name of an NTP server. To find an
NTP server that you can use, see http://www.ntp.org.
Sync Interval Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time
with the NTP server. For example, a setting of 1440 minutes causes
the FortiGate unit to synchronize its time once a day.
Note: If the FortiGate unit is part of an HA cluster, you should use a unique hostname to
distinguish the unit from others in the cluster.
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