Fortigate 80c v4.0 reset admin password

[khee]

Does anybody know how to do the Fortigate 80c v4.0 reset admin password ?

Maintainer account serial no. password doesn't work.

[Debbie_FTNT]

Dear khee,

I'm not certain if the FortiGate 80C has a reset button, but a number of the smaller models do have one (a pinhole labelled reset); pressing the button by inserting a paperclip or similar, usually within 30-60s after reboot, triggers a factoryreset. That would lose you the configuration, but you should be able to log in with admin/no password.

Details on the reset button procedure here: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-To-Reset-To-Factory-Default-Configurat...