Technical Tip: Renaming the 'hostname'

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Description
This article describes how to rename the FortiGate 'hostname'.

Solution
By default, the name (Host Name) of a FortiGate unit is the model number of the unit or the serial number.
Change the name to something easier to identify if the user have multiple FortiGate units.

From GUI.

Go to System -> Settings -> Host name, select 'Change' for the hostname and 'Apply'.

 

From CLI.

To change the hostname of the firewall you can enter the below command:

# config sys global
    set hostname <Hostname>                                   <-----  specify the hostname.
end

Once the hostname is changed, the information on the Dashboard is visible: