converter tool to open firewall config files in a GUI format

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Hi,

Would like to know if there is a tool to convert a firewall config file into a GUI interface like how I can log in the firewall fortinet 100D/1000C through Internet explorer https:// with the IP as the address.

I am not very well verse in commands in the config file, hence was looking for a tool to better translate the rules and policy into a friendly readable format :)

thanks in advance.

Nicholas_Doropoulos

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There is no such thing I'm afraid. Your best bet is to ssh to the device via Putty and extract the information you want by use of commands while logging the output at the same time. To see your policies for instance you would type

show firewall policy

which would then be logged onto a file for later reference. See this article for more information:

http://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=FD36043

Alternatively, you can grub the entire configuration file from the GUI's dashboard.

I hope that helps.