Administrator account levels, Administrator options, Administrator account levels administrator options – Fortinet FortiLog-400 User Manual

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Config

Managing the FortiLog unit

To configure administrative access to the FortiLog unit

1

Go to System > Config > Admin.

2

Select the Administrative Access methods for the FortiLog unit.

3

Select Apply.

Administrator account levels

When the FortiLog unit is initially installed, it is configured with a single administrator
account with the user name of “admin”. From this administrator account, you can add
and edit administrator accounts. You can also control the access level of each of
these administrator accounts and control the IP address from which the administrator
can connect to the FortiLog unit.

There are three administration account access levels:

Administrator options

When you add an administrator you can configure the following options.

Figure 20: Administrator options

admin

Has all permissions. Can view, add, edit, and delete administrator accounts.

Can view and change the FortiLog configuration. The admin user is the only

user who can go to the System Status page and manually update firmware,

restore the FortiLog unit to factory defaults, restart the FortiLog unit, and shut

down the FortiLog unit. There is only one admin user.

Read & Write Can view and change the FortiLog configuration. Can view but cannot add,

edit, or delete administrator accounts. Can change own administrator account

password. Cannot make changes to system settings from the System Status

page.

Read Only

Can view the FortiLog configuration.

Administrator The login name for the administrator account. The login name can contain

numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special

characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not allowed.

Password/
Confirm
Password

The password for the administrator account.
For improved security, the password should be at least 6 characters long. The

password can contain any characters except spaces.

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