Monitoring your system : Status dashboard : CLI Console widget
 
CLI Console widget
The CLI Console widget on the dashboard enables you to enter CLI commands through the web UI, without making a separate Telnet, SSH, or local console connection to access the CLI.
 
The CLI Console widget requires that your web browser support JavaScript.
To use the console, first click within the console area. Doing so automatically logs you in using the same administrator account you used to access the web UI. You can then type commands into the CLI Console widget. Alternatively, you can copy and paste commands from or into the console.
The prompt, by default the model number such as FortiWeb-3000C #, contains the host name of the FortiWeb appliance. To change the host name, see “Changing the FortiWeb appliance’s host name”.
For information on available commands, see the FortiWeb CLI Reference.
Figure 65: CLI Console widget
Click the Edit icon on the widget’s title bar to open the Console Preferences pop-up window. Use this dialog to change the buffer length and input method, as well as the appearance of the console.
Table 52: CLI Console Preferences window
Setting/button/field
Description
Preview (pane)
Shows a preview of your changes to the CLI Console widget’s appearance.
Text
Click the current color swatch to the left of this label, then click a color from the color palette to the right to change the color of the text in the CLI Console.
Background
Click the current color swatch to the left of this label, then click a color from the color palette to the right to change the color of the background in the CLI Console.
Use external command input box
Select to display a command input field below the normal console emulation area. When this option is enabled, you can enter commands by typing them into either the console emulation area or the external command input field.
Console buffer length
Type the number of lines the console buffer keeps in memory. The valid range is from 20 to 9999.
Font
Select a font from the list to change the display font of the CLI Console.
Size
Select the size in points of the font. The default size is 10 points.
Reset Defaults
(button)
Click to reset the CLI console preferences to the factory default settings.
See also
• System Information widget