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Remotely access a managed FortiGate

Remotely access a managed FortiGate

You can remotely connect to managed FortiGate devices through the FortiManager Device Manager.

To remotely access to the FOS GUI:

  1. Go to System Settings > Admin Profiles and enable the Remote GUI Access option for an Admin Profile.
    Remote GUI Access is enabled for the Super_User profile by default. The setting is disabled for newly created profiles but can be manually enabled.

  2. Log in as a user with Remote GUI Access permission.

  3. Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups, right-click on a managed FortiGate, and the Remote Access option appears in the context menu.

  4. Click Remote Access. You are redirected to the FortiGate's login page using the following URL: <FMG IP>:<8082>.

  5. Enter your FortiGate login credentials to access the FortiGate.

To change the port used for remote access:

  1. Go to System Settings > Settings.

  2. Change the port number in the Access Remote GUI via Port setting. The default port used is 8082.

  3. Click Apply.

Note

When configuring the port used for remote access, FortiManager reserved ports cannot be used. See the FortiManager Ports document for more information.
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Remotely access a managed FortiGate

You can remotely connect to managed FortiGate devices through the FortiManager Device Manager.

To remotely access to the FOS GUI:

  1. Go to System Settings > Admin Profiles and enable the Remote GUI Access option for an Admin Profile.
    Remote GUI Access is enabled for the Super_User profile by default. The setting is disabled for newly created profiles but can be manually enabled.

  2. Log in as a user with Remote GUI Access permission.

  3. Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups, right-click on a managed FortiGate, and the Remote Access option appears in the context menu.

  4. Click Remote Access. You are redirected to the FortiGate's login page using the following URL: <FMG IP>:<8082>.

  5. Enter your FortiGate login credentials to access the FortiGate.

To change the port used for remote access:

  1. Go to System Settings > Settings.

  2. Change the port number in the Access Remote GUI via Port setting. The default port used is 8082.

  3. Click Apply.

Note

When configuring the port used for remote access, FortiManager reserved ports cannot be used. See the FortiManager Ports document for more information.
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