Connect to a FortiGate firewall

Last update: December 11 2025

Graphical interface

1. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_address>

   Specify <ip_address> - The IP address of the firewall that you received in the ticket after ordering the service.

2. Authorize with administrator login and password. If you authorize for the first time, use the login and password received in the ticket after ordering the service.

CLI

1. Open the CLI.

2. Connect to the firewall via SSH:

   ssh <username>@<ip_address>

   Specify:

   • <username> - administrator login. If you are authorizing for the first time, use the login received in the ticket after the ordering the service;
   • <ip_address> - The IP address of the firewall that you received in the ticket after you ordered the service. ordering the service.

3. Enter the administrator password. If you are authorizing for the first time, use the login received in the ticket after ordering the service.