Connecting to the FortiMail CLI for the first time
For the initial configuration, you can access the CLI from your management computer using either of these two ways:
• Locally — Connect your computer directly to the FortiMail unit’s console port.
• Through the network — Connect your computer through any network attached to one of the FortiMail unit’s network ports. The network interface must have enabled Telnet or SSH administrative access.
Local access is required in some cases.
• If you are installing your FortiMail unit for the first time and it is not yet configured to connect to your network, unless you reconfigure your computer’s network settings for a peer connection, you may only be able to connect to the CLI using a local serial console connection.
• Restoring the firmware utilizes a boot interrupt. Network access to the CLI is not available until after the boot process has completed, and therefore local CLI access is the only viable option.
Before you can access the CLI through the network, you usually must enable SSH and/or Telnet on the network interface through which you will access the CLI.
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