System Configurations Setting the system time & date
IPv6 Neighbor Table Show & Clear
[IPv6 Neighbor Table Show & Clear] is used to display or clear the IPv6 and MAC address of neighbor servers or
devices. Select a [port] and click [Show], to display the neighbor information of this port. Or select a [port], click [Clear]
to clean up the neighbor information of this port, and confirm the message to clear. After this, a message shows that
neighbor table has been cleared successfully.
Nslookup Tool
[Nslookup Tool] is used to inquire domain name of hosts. Enter a host in Target Domain. Select a host type from
optical [Type] list: Any, A, AAAA, CNAME, DNAME, HINFO, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT; and select a server from
optical [Server] list: Internal DNS, Multihoming, etc. Click [Nslookup] to start the inquiring session, and the domain
name of target host will show in the field. Click [Stop] to halt the session.
Tcpdump
Interface : Tcpdump can capture FortiWAN data packets and download captured packets to local host for ana-
lysis and debug. Firstly, select an interface from [Interface] to capture packets. In its drop-down
list, tunnel will display if Tunnel Routing has been configured. Option [Any] enables all interfaces
to capture packets.
Timeout : Set [Timeout] value. Once time is over, capture will stop. Lastly, click [Start] to start capturing and
download intercepted packets to local host. It should be noted that FortiWAN does not store the
Tcpdump packets. Click [Stop] to stop capturing.
Setting the system time & date
[Date/Time] lets you configure time, date, and time zone. [Date] follows the year/month/day date format, and [Time]
uses 24-hour time system in the hour:minute:second format. [Time Zone] is represented by continent and city,
[America] and [New York], for example. FortiWAN uses NTP time server for accurate time synchronization, simply by
clicking the [Synchronize Time] button. And other time servers are also included in the drop-down list which can be
added or deleted at your preference.
Remote Assistance
Enabling this function allows Fortinet's technical support specialist to enter your system for further troubleshooting
when assistance is needed. FortiWAN allows technical support specialist to access the Web UI and backend system
remotely, so as to assist users promptly upon the occurrence of problems. Remote assistance opens both TCP ports
443 for web UI and 23 for SSH debug.
Note: To enter the backend system via SSH login, a debug patch file is required.
Enable : Click the checkbox to enable Remote Assistance.
Server : Enter the server IP address given by Fortinet's technical support specialist.
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