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CLI Reference

Connect to the CLI

Connect to the CLI

You can connect to the CLI through the FortiExtender or FortiCloud GUI.

To access the FortiExtender CLI via FortiCloud GUI, go to the device page of a deployed FortiExtender device and click the “>_Console” section to open a new instance of the FortiExtender console.

To access the FortiExtender CLI via the FortiExtender GUI, click the “>_” tab on the left side of the GUI.

Note

You can open only one console per GUI access.

You can also access the FortiExtender CLI outside of the GUI using:

  • Console connection — connect your computer directly to the console port of your FortiExtender.

  • SSH access — connect your computer through any network interface attached to one of the network ports of your FortiExtender.

Connect to the CLI

Connect to the CLI

You can connect to the CLI through the FortiExtender or FortiCloud GUI.

To access the FortiExtender CLI via FortiCloud GUI, go to the device page of a deployed FortiExtender device and click the “>_Console” section to open a new instance of the FortiExtender console.

To access the FortiExtender CLI via the FortiExtender GUI, click the “>_” tab on the left side of the GUI.

Note

You can open only one console per GUI access.

You can also access the FortiExtender CLI outside of the GUI using:

  • Console connection — connect your computer directly to the console port of your FortiExtender.

  • SSH access — connect your computer through any network interface attached to one of the network ports of your FortiExtender.