Set the correct COM port number if it is not present already. Select 'All session output', select browse and save the log file to a location that can be found later. Set 'COM1' to the correct port number noted in step 1, ie: COM3 for example. Connect the RJ-45 end of the rollover to the FortiGate’s 'Console' port.ģ) Launch Putty. If there is no Ports section listed ensure the proper drivers are installed for the adapter to function.Ģ) Connect the serial adapter to the rollover cable. Open the Device Manager and under 'Ports' see a COM port associated with the adapter. Obtain a rollover cable (Ethernet and crossover will not work).īoth the adapter and rollover cable are commonly available from online and physical retailers.ġ) Connect the Serial to the USB adapter to the PC. A listing of emulators that may also work is listed here.Ģ) If the management device does not have a serial port: This article describes how Fortinet Support may advise monitoring the system at the console under specific circumstances.ġ) Download a terminal emulator tool such as Putty.

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