Check date and time
The system date and time are important for FortiGuard services, when logging events, and when sending alerts. The wrong time will make the log entries confusing and difficult to use.
Use Network Time Protocol (NTP) to set the date and time if possible. This is an automatic method that does not require manual intervention. However, you must ensure the port is allowed through the firewalls on your network. FortiToken synchronization requires NTP in many situations.
How to check the date and time - web-based manager
1. Go to System Information > System Time on the dashboard.
Alternately, you can check the date and time using the CLI commands execute date and execute time.
2. If required, select Change to adjust the date and time settings.
You can set the time zone, date and time, and select NTP usage. In the CLI, use the following commands to change the date and time:
config system global
set timezone (use ? to get a list of IDs and descriptions of their timezone)
set
config system ntp
config ntpserver
edit 1
set server “ntp1.fortinet.net”
next
edit 2
set server “ntp2.fortinet.net”
next
end
set ntpsync enable
set syncinterval 60
end