Fortinet FWF-30E
Start the console session.
Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
Access the System Information menu.
Press a key when prompted and before the countdown ends:
FortiWiFi-30E (12:22-07.08.2016) Ver:05000014 Serial number: FWF30E3U16004944 CPU(00): 1332MHz Total RAM: 1GB Initializing boot device... Initializing MAC... egiga0 Please wait for OS to boot, or press any key to display configuration menu....
Press i at the Configuration Menu prompt:
[C]: Configure TFTP parameters. [R]: Review TFTP parameters. [T]: Initiate TFTP firmware transfer. [F]: Format boot device. [I]: System information. [B]: Boot with backup firmware and set as default. [Q]: Quit menu and continue to boot. [H]: Display this list of options. Enter C,R,T,F,I,B,Q,or H: i
This will display the System Information menu:
[S]: Set serial port baudrate. [R]: Set restricted mode. [T]: Set menu timeout. [I]: Display system information. [E]: Reset system configuration. [Q]: Quit this menu. [H]: Display this list of options.
Erase configuration.
Press e to reset system configuration and confirm with y:
Enter S,R,T,I,E,Q,or H: e Perform the system parameters factory reset? [Y/N]: y .Done.
Copy all the output from the session into your records.
Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.
End the session.
Close PuTTy.