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Article Id 353036
Description This article describes how to enable HTTP administrative access if it is missing in GUI.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

The HTTP option in administrative access is no longer available from v7.6.0 onwards:

 

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If needed, it can still be enabled from CLI:

 

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Once enabled in CLI, it will be visible in GUI:

 

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In case there is another type of access that is already added, the command should contain all of the access rights that are defined on the interface. In the given example that would be allowed access for HTTPS, ping, SSH, and in addition HTTP that needs to be enabled:

 

config system interface

    edit port3

        set allowaccess https ping ssh http

    next

end

 

Otherwise, if only http access is written in the command, that would overwrite the command and set the access only to http. with which access for HTTPS, ping, and SSH would be lost:

 

config system interface

    edit port3

        set allowaccess http

    next

end

 

One easier way to add only the access to the already existing access is the append command:

 

config system interface

    edit port3

    append allowaccess http

    next

end

 

Related article:

Technical Tip: Useful multi-option values CLI commands for existing lists