Fortinet black logo

Advanced Administration Guide

Conventions

Conventions

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following conventions:

IP addresses

To avoid publication of public IP addresses that belong to Fortinet or any other organization, the IP addresses used in Fortinet technical documentation are fictional and follow the documentation guidelines specific to Fortinet. The addresses used are from the private IP address ranges defined in RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets.

Cautions and notes

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following guidance and styles for cautions and notes.

Caution

Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment.

Note

Highlights useful additional information, often tailored to your workplace activity.

Typographical conventions

Fortinet documentation uses the following typographical conventions:

Style

Description

Example

Italic font

Used for GUI navigation.

Go to Phone System > Setting > Location.

Courier font

Used for text that you type.

Type a name for the remote VPN peer or client, such as Central_Office_1.

Blue font

Used for hyperlinks to websites and publications.

For more details, see visit the Fortinet Technical Support website.

<text_in_angle_brackets>

Describes a variable. Replace the <text_in_angle_brackets> with the required information for your setup.

Do not type the angle brackets.

FortiVoice Cloud portal link: https://<IP_address_or_FQDN>/dashboard

Conventions

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following conventions:

IP addresses

To avoid publication of public IP addresses that belong to Fortinet or any other organization, the IP addresses used in Fortinet technical documentation are fictional and follow the documentation guidelines specific to Fortinet. The addresses used are from the private IP address ranges defined in RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets.

Cautions and notes

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following guidance and styles for cautions and notes.

Caution

Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment.

Note

Highlights useful additional information, often tailored to your workplace activity.

Typographical conventions

Fortinet documentation uses the following typographical conventions:

Style

Description

Example

Italic font

Used for GUI navigation.

Go to Phone System > Setting > Location.

Courier font

Used for text that you type.

Type a name for the remote VPN peer or client, such as Central_Office_1.

Blue font

Used for hyperlinks to websites and publications.

For more details, see visit the Fortinet Technical Support website.

<text_in_angle_brackets>

Describes a variable. Replace the <text_in_angle_brackets> with the required information for your setup.

Do not type the angle brackets.

FortiVoice Cloud portal link: https://<IP_address_or_FQDN>/dashboard