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boubou
boubou
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December 28, 2015
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Reset admin password of a FortiWifi 60A.

  • December 28, 2015
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Hi all,

I know that device is old but I would like to know if there is a way to reset the admin password of a FortiWifi 60A.

 

It looks like the recovery procedure dont work...

username: maintainer

password: bcpb + serial number Anyone have an another clue ?

 

Thanks you very much in advance for your answer!

 

Sébastien Boulianne

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    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    December 29, 2015

    I believe the password is case sensitive. Are you sure you typed exactly what you see on the label like "bcpbFTG60Axxxxxxxx"? That's the only way I know for the password recovery.

    neonbit
    neonbit
    New Member
    December 29, 2015

    Few other things to check with using maintainer:

     

    1. Ensure you're logging in via console and not via SSH/network

    2. Power cycle the device (don't do a soft reboot) and make sure you use maintainer within ~20seconds of the login prompt showing up.

    JohnAgora
    JohnAgora
    New Member
    December 29, 2015

    If it is not a production firewall and you have a backup, you can put the configuration through a USB and change the admin password.

    Configuration through USB: http://docs-legacy.fortinet.com/fgt/handbook/cli_html/index.html#page/FortiOS%205.0%20CLI/config_system.24.007.html

     

    Cheers

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