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NSE4 · Question #139

Which of the following network protocols are supported for administrative access to a FortiGate unit?

The correct answer is A. HTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, PING, SNMP. FortiGate units support administrative access via HTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, PING for reachability, and SNMP for monitoring.

Submitted by obi.ng· Apr 18, 2026FortiGate Deployment and System Configuration

Question

Which of the following network protocols are supported for administrative access to a FortiGate unit?

Options

  • AHTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, PING, SNMP
  • BFTP, HTTPS, NNTP, TCP, WINS
  • CHTTP, NNTP, SMTP, DHCP
  • DTelnet, FTP, RLOGIN, HTTP, HTTPS, DDNS
  • ETelnet, UDP, NNTP, SMTP

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    91% (20)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

FortiGate units support administrative access via HTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, PING for reachability, and SNMP for monitoring.

AHTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, PING, SNMPCorrect

HTTPS and HTTP provide web-based GUI access (secure and insecure), SSH and TELNET provide command-line access (secure and insecure), PING allows network reachability testing, and SNMP enables network monitoring and management, all of which are valid administrative access options on a FortiGate.

BFTP, HTTPS, NNTP, TCP, WINS

FTP, NNTP, TCP, and WINS are not standard protocols for administrative access to a FortiGate unit.

CHTTP, NNTP, SMTP, DHCP

NNTP, SMTP, and DHCP are not protocols used for direct administrative access to the FortiGate's management interfaces.

DTelnet, FTP, RLOGIN, HTTP, HTTPS, DDNS

FTP, RLOGIN, and DDNS are not typically used for direct administrative access to the FortiGate GUI or CLI.

ETelnet, UDP, NNTP, SMTP

UDP, NNTP, and SMTP are not protocols used for direct administrative access to a FortiGate unit.

Concept tested: FortiGate administrative access protocols

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/339401/interface-settings

Topics

#Administrative access#Management protocols#FortiGate management

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