Settings System Admin
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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SSH Port TCP port to be used for administrative SSH access. The default is 22.
Enable SSH v1
compatibility
Enable compatibility with SSH v1 in addition to v2. (Optional)
Password Policy
Enable Select to enable the password policy.
Minimum Length Set the minimum acceptable length for passwords.
Must contain Select any of the following special character types to require in a
password. Each selected type must occur at least once in the
password.
Upper Case Letters — A, B, C, ... Z
Lower Case Letters — a, b, c, ... z
Numerical digits — 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8, 9
Non-alphanumeric letters — punctuation marks, @,#, %, etc.
Apply Password
Policy to
Select where to apply the password policy:
Admin Password — Apply to administrator passwords. If any
password does not conform to the policy, require that administrator to
change the password at the next login.
IPSEC Preshared Key — Apply to preshared keys for IPSec VPNs.
The policy applies only to new preshared keys. You are not required to
change existing preshared keys.
Admin Password
Expires after n days
Require administrators to change password after a specified number
of days. Specify 0 if you do not want to require periodic password
changes.
Timeout Settings
Idle Timeout The number of minutes that an administrative connection can be idle
before the administrator must log in again. The maximum is 480
minutes (8 hours). To improve security, keep the idle timeout at the
default value of 5 minutes.
Display Settings
Language The language the web-based manager uses. Choose from English,
Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
or French.
You should select the language that the management computer
operating system uses.
Lines per Page Number of lines per page to display in table lists. The default is 50.
Range is from 20 - 1000.
IPv6 Support on GUI Enable to configure IPv6 options from the GUI (Firewall policy, route,
address and address group). Default allows configuration from CLI
only.
LCD Panel (LCD-equipped models only)
PIN Protection Select and enter a 6-digit PIN.
Administrators must enter the PIN to use the control buttons and LCD.
Enable SCP Enable users logged in through the SSH to be able to use the SCP to
copy the configuration file.
Enable Wireless Controller Enable the Wireless Controller feature. Then you can access the
Wireless Controller menu in the web-based manager and the
corresponding CLI commands.
Note: If you make a change to the default port number for HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, or SSH,
ensure that the port number is unique.