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Components
a null modem, or RJ-45 to DB9 console cable (supplied with the FortiGate unit). See also the related article Serial cable pinouts for console access to Fortinet devices an Ethernet RJ45 cable a terminal client, such as a PC running HyperTerminal (Windows) a TFTP server (see below the recommended software)
Linux users Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10 Fedora Core 9 Centos 5 tftpd-hpa [http://freshmeat.net/projects/tftpd-hpa/]
Windows users can download and use the md5sum.exe <filename> (such as : http://www.pctools.net/win32/md5sums/ or http://www.md5summer.com) Linux users can accomplish this with md5sum <filename> Mac OS X users can also use md5sum <filename>
Notes
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Some console prompts in this procedure include a default value in square brackets, for example, [image.out]. To use this default value, press Enter.
FortiGate Model 50, 50A, 100, 200, 300, 500, 800, 800F 50B, all 60 models, 100A, 200A 100A, 200A (If Internal Port1 does not work) 300A, 310A, 400, 400A, 500A, 1000 and higher
3 - Restart the Fortigate.
4 - When the console displays "Press any key to display configuration menu..." press the spacebar or any other key. 5 - If the menu includes Format boot device [F] press F and wait for the device formatting to complete. 6 - Press G to start firmware download. The console displays:
Troubleshooting
Once entering the firmware image name and pressing enter, the FortiGate unit MAC address appears and the "#" symbols indicate the progress of the install. If the MAC address does not show up, check the network cable and connector to ensure they are firmly attached to the FortiGate unit. If MAC address shows up and no "#" signs appear, check which port the network cable is in. Use the table above in step 2 to ensure its in the right port.
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FortiGate-60 (root) # FGT60 (11:24-04.25.2005) Ver:04000000 Serial number:FGT-101101101100 RAM activation Total RAM: 128MB Enabling cache...Done. Scanning PCI bus...Done. Allocating PCI resources...Done. Enabling PCI resources...Done. Zeroing IRQ settings...Done. Verifying PIRQ tables...Done. Boot up, boot device capacity: 30MB. Press any key to display configuration menu... .. [G]: Get firmware image from TFTP server. [F]: Format boot device. [Q]: Quit menu and continue to boot with default firmware. [H]: Display this list of options. Enter G,F,Q,or H: F All data will be erased,continue:[Y/N]? Formatting boot device... ............... Format boot device completed. Enter G,F,Q,or H: G Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]: 192.168.1.1 Enter local address [192.168.1.188]: 192.168.1.99 Enter firmware image file name [image.out]: FGT_60-v300-build0660FORTINET.outMAC:00:01:01:1:a1:a1 ############ Total 13547047 bytes data downloaded. Verifying the integrity of the firmware image. Total 28000kB unzipped. Save as Default firmware/Run image without saving:[D/R]? D Programming the boot device now. ........................... Reading boot image 1326312 bytes. Initializing firewall... System is started. ========================= Wait until firewall restart. Login:
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