Creating Administrator Users on FortiGate | Scribe

    Creating Administrator Users on FortiGate

    • Rishit Shah |
    • 20 steps |
    • 38 seconds
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      Creating a Local Administrator on FortiGate

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      Navigate to the web UI of FortiGate
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      Enter Credentials to login to the web UI of Fortigate
      3
      From the menu on the left, Click "System"
      4
      Next click on "Administrators".
      5
      Create a new Administrator User
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      Click "Administrator"
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      Enter a desired user name in the "Username" field and enter Passwords
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      Enter appropriate comments in the "Comments" field.
      9
      Select the administrator profile from the drop down.
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      Select "super_admin_readonly"
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      Valid date the details and click on OK.
      12
      Click "OK"

      Creating a REST API Administrator User

      13
      Click on "Create New"
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      Select "REST API Admin".
      15
      Enter the username and comments
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      Select the administrator profile "super_admin_readonly".
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      Disable or Uncheck the PKI Group