Administrators

Accessing the FortiIsolator administration portal

Logging in as administrator

To log in as an administrator:

1. Open a web browser and go to http://<management IP address>, where <management IP address> is the IP address that you configured for the administrator management portal interface. The default is 192.168.1.99.

   

2. Type in your username and password to access the administration portal. The default username is admin and the default password is fortinet.
3. Click Login. You will be brought to the dashboard of the administration portal.

To log in as an administrator without an administrator password:

1. For FortiIsolator appliances, ensure you have physical access to the FortiIsolator with a serial number and a console cable. For FortiIsolator VMs, ensure you have the license number.
2. Use the maintainer account to log into the FortiIsolator console:
   • Account name: maintainer
   • Password: bcpb plus the FortiIsolator serial number or license number, for example: bcpbFIS*************.

   The window for entering the maintainer account name and password is 60 seconds, after which you will have to reboot the FortiIsolator to be able to log in again. It is recommended that you have the credentials ready in a text editor to copy and paste into the login screen when required. There is no indicator of when the time runs out so it might take more than one attempt to succeed.

Changing the administrator password

To change the administrator password:

1. In the top-right corner of the administration portal, click the admin username.
2. Click Change Password.
3. In the Password field, type the new password.
4. In the Confirm Password field, type the new password again.
5. Click OK.

To change the administrator password without an administrator password:

1. For FortiIsolator appliances, ensure you have physical access to the FortiIsolator with a serial number and a console cable. For FortiIsolator VMs, ensure you have the license number.
2. Log into the FortiIsolator console using the maintainer account:
   • Account name: maintainer
   • Password: bcpb plus the FortiIsolator serial number or license number, for example: bcpbFIS*************.

   The window for entering the maintainer account name and password is 60 seconds, after which you will have to reboot the FortiIsolator to be able to log in again. It is recommended that you have the credentials ready in a text editor to copy and paste into the login screen when required. There is no indicator of when the time runs out so it might take more than one attempt to succeed.

3. Reset the administrator password using the admin-pwd-reset command.
4. Reboot the FortiIsolator.

Setting up guest administer account

A guest administor account is an account with read-only access to the administration portal. The guest user can view, but not edit, the settings and logs in the administration portal.

To set up a guest administer account:

1. Within the administration portal, go to System > Administrators and double-click the guest Administrator row, or select the guest Administrator row and click Edit.
2. The guest administrator account has a preset username of guest. You must set up a password.

   

3. Click OK to save and apply the settings.