Dashboard

When you select the System tab, it automatically opens at the System > Dashboard > Status page.

The Dashboard page displays widgets that provide performance and status information, allowing you to configure some basic system settings. These widgets appear on a single dashboard.

The following widgets are available:

System Information	Displays basic information about the FortiAuthenticator system including host name, DNS domain name, serial number, system time, firmware version, architecture, system configuration, current administrator, and up time. From this widget you can manually update the FortiAuthenticator firmware to a different release. For more information, see System Information widget.
System Resources	Displays the usage status of the CPU and memory. For more information, see System Resources widget.
Authentication Activity	Displays a customizable graph of the number of logins to the device. For more information, see Authentication Activity widget.
User Inventory	Displays the numbers of users, groups, FortiTokens, FSSO users, and FortiClient users currently used or logged in, as well as the maximum allowed number, the number still available, and the number that are disabled. For more information, see User Inventory widget.
HA Status	Displays whether or not HA is enabled.
License Information	Displays the device's license information, as well as SMS information. For more information, see License Information widget.
Disk Monitor	Displays if RAID is enabled, and the current disk usage in GB.
Top User Lockouts	Displays the top user lockouts. For more information, see Top User Lockouts widget.

Customizing the dashboard

The FortiAuthenticator system settings dashboard is customizable. You can select which widgets to display, where they are located on the page, and whether they are minimized or maximized.

To move a widget

Position your mouse cursor on the widget’s title bar, then click and drag the widget to its new location.

To add a widget

In the dashboard toolbar, select Add Widget, then select the widget you want to show. Multiple widgets of the same type can be added. To hide a widget, in its title bar, select the Hide icon.

To see the available options for a widget

Position your mouse cursor over the icons in the widget’s title bar. Options include show/hide the widget, edit the widget, refresh the widget content, and close the widget.

The following table lists the widget options.

Show/Hide arrow	Display or minimize the widget.
Widget Title	The name of the widget.
Edit	Select to change settings for the widget. This option appears only in certain widgets.
Refresh	Select to update the displayed information.
Remove	Select to remove the widget from the dashboard. You will be prompted to confirm the action. To add the widget, select Widget in the toolbar and then select the name of the widget you want to show.

To change the widget title

Widget titles can be customized by selecting the edit button in the title bar and entering a new title in the widget settings dialog box. Some widgets have more options in their respective settings dialog box.

To reset a widget title to its default name, simply leave the Custom widget title field blank.

The widget refresh interval can also be manually adjusted from this dialog box.

System Information widget

The system dashboard includes a System Information widget, which displays the current status of the FortiAuthenticator unit and enables you to configure basic system settings.

The following information is available on this widget:

Host Name	The identifying name assigned to this FortiAuthenticator unit. For more information, see Changing the host name.
Device FQDN	The FQDN domain name. For more information, see Changing the FQDN domain name.
Serial Number	The serial number of the FortiAuthenticator unit. The serial number is unique to the FortiAuthenticator unit and does not change with firmware upgrades. The serial number is used for identification when connecting to the FortiGuard server.
System Time	The current date, time, and time zone on the FortiAuthenticator internal clock or NTP servers. For more information, see Configuring the system date, time, and time zone.
Firmware Version	The version and build number of the firmware installed on the FortiAuthenticator unit. To update the firmware, you must download the latest version from the Customer Service & Support portal at https://support.fortinet.com. Select Upgrade and select the firmware image to load from your management computer.
System Configuration	The date of the last system configuration backup. Select Backup/Restore to backup or restore the system configuration. For more information, see Backing up and restoring the configuration.
Current Administrator	The name of the currently logged on administrator.
Uptime	The duration of time the FortiAuthenticator unit has been running since it was last started or restarted.
Shutdown / Reboot	Options to shutdown or reboot the device. When rebooting or shutting down the system, you have the option to enter a message that will be added to the event log explaining the reason for the shutdown or reboot.

Changing the host name

The System Information widget will display the full host name.

To change the host name:

Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
In the System Information widget, in the Host Name field, select Change. The Edit Host Name page opens.
In the Host name field, type a new host name.

The host name may be up to 35 characters in length. It may include US‑ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Spaces and special characters are not allowed.

Select OK to save the setting.

Changing the FQDN domain name

To change the FQDN domain name:

Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
In the System Information widget, in the Device FQDN field, select Change. The Edit Device FQDN page opens.
Type a domain name in the field.

The FQDN domain name identifies the exact location of this server in the DNS hierarchy.

Select OK to save the setting.

Configuring the system date, time, and time zone

You can either manually set the FortiAuthenticator system date and time, or configure the FortiAuthenticator unit to automatically keep its system time correct by synchronizing with an NTP server.

For many features to work the FortiAuthenticator system time must be accurate. Synchronization with a NTP server is highly recommended.

To configure the date and time:

Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
In the System Information widget, in the System Time field, select Change. The Edit Time Setting dialog box appears.

Note that, since the release of FortiAuthenticator 4.2, you can now configure an additional NTP server.

Configure the following settings to either manually configure the system time, or to automatically synchronize the FortiAuthenticator unit’s clock with a NTP server:

Change Time Zone
	Time zone	Select a timezone from the dropdwn menu.
Change Date and Time
	Set date/time	Either select Today or the calendar icon to specify the date, and either Now or the clock icon to specify the time.
	NTP enabled	Enable this option to set an NTP server. Note that, if you configure both NTP servers, you can select the Prefer checkbox to make NTP server 1 the preferred server. The NTP server 1 is set to ntp1.fortinet.net by default. In addition, you can select Enable authentication for each NTP server configured and enter a key number, type, and the key value.

Select OK to apply your changes.

Backing up and restoring the configuration

Fortinet recommends that you back up your FortiAuthenticator configuration to your management computer on a regular basis to ensure that, should the system fail, you can quickly get the system back to its original state with minimal effect to the network. You should also perform a back up after making any changes to the FortiAuthenticator configuration.

The backup file is encrypted to prevent tampering. This configuration file includes both the CLI and GUI configurations of the FortiAuthenticator unit, including users, user groups, FortiToken device list, authentication client list, LDAP directory tree, FSSO settings, remote LDAP, and certificates.

You can perform backups manually. Fortinet recommends backing up all configuration settings from your FortiAuthenticator unit before upgrading the FortiAuthenticator firmware.

Your FortiAuthenticator configuration can also be restored from a backup file on your management computer.

To backup or restore the FortiAuthenticator configuration:

Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
In the System Information widget, in the System Configuration field, select Backup/Restore. The Configuration Backup and Restore page opens.
Select from the following settings:

Backup

Select Download backup file to save a backup file onto the management computer.

Restore

Select Choose File to find the backup file on your management computer, then select Restore to restore the selected backup configuration to the device.

You will be prompted to confirm the restore action, and the FortiAuthenticator unit will reboot.

Select Cancel to return to the dashboard page.

When you restore the configuration from a backup file, any information changed since the backup will be lost. Any active sessions will be ended and must be restarted. You will have to log back in when the system reboots.

Restoring a configuration is only possible from a backup file made on the same model running the same version of the operating system.

If you are restoring a configuration on the master device in an HA cluster, shutdown the slave device until the master device is back online to ensure that the configuration synchronization occurs correctly.

System Resources widget

The System Resources widget on the dashboard displays the usage status of the CPU and memory as a percentage.

Authentication Activity widget

The Authentication Activity widget displays a line graph of the number of logins versus time.

To adjust the data displayed in the graph, select the edit button to open the Authentication Activity Widget Settings dialog box.

The following settings are available:

Custom widget title	Enter a custom widget title for the widget, or leave it blank to keep the default title.
Refresh interval	Enter a custom refresh interval for the widget (in seconds), or leave it as the default time of 300 seconds (or five minutes).
Time period	Select a time period for the graph to cover from the dropdown menu: Last 6 hours, Last 24 hours, Last 3 days, Last 7 days, or Last 30 days.
Activity Type	Select the activity type to display in the graph: All login attempts, Successful login attempts, or Failed login attempts.

User Inventory widget

The User Inventory widget displays the numbers of users, groups, FortiTokens, FSSO users, and FortiClient users currently used or logged in, as well as the maximum allowed number, the number still available, and the number that are disabled.

License Information widget

The License Information widget displays the device's license information, as well as SMS information. You can also add a license and more SMS messages.

To upload a new license file, select Upload in the License Type field, then browse to the license file on the management computer.

To add more SMS messages, select Add Messages from either the Sent/Allowed field or the Status field. In the Add Messages dialog box, enter the certificate number for the messages and then select OK to add the messages. You can also Refresh Messages.

Top User Lockouts widget

The Top User Lockouts widget displays the users who are locked out the most. For more information on user lockouts and for instruction on adjusting user lockout settings, see Lockouts.

To change the number of user lockouts displayed in the widget, select the edit icon and change the number in the Number of lockouts field (set to 5 by default).