I know everyone praises FortiGate, but I'm struggling with the web interface. It feels cluttered and I get lost trying to find simple settings. Maybe it's because I'm new to firewalls?
But when I finally tried the CLI for a few tasks, it was surprisingly logical. The command structure makes sense to me. Does anyone else feel this way? Am I missing something in the GUI, or is it really just better to learn the CLI for daily management?
You're not wrong. The GUI is a cluttered maze, especially for anything beyond basic port forwarding. The CLI's structure is consistent and much faster for repetitive tasks.
My caveat: the GUI is useful for visualization, like checking the security policy list after you've built it via CLI. But for actual configuration, especially at scale, the CLI is king. You can script it, you know exactly what changed, and you aren't clicking through three nested menus. Stick with it.
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