Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3016B - Verify the Connection; Next Steps; Firewall Policy Configuration

Configuring Next Steps
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Verify the connection
To verify the connection, try the following:
• ping the FortiGate unit
• browse to the web-based manager GUI
• retrieve or send email from your email account
If you cannot browse to the web site or retrieve/send email from your account,
review the previous steps to ensure all information was entered correctly and try
again.
Next Steps
You can use the following information to configure FortiGate system time and to
configure antivirus and attack definition updates.
Refer to the FortiGate Administration Guide for complete information on
configuring, monitoring, and maintaining your FortiGate unit.
firewall policy configuration
FortiGate firewall policies control how the FortiGate unit processes all traffic. Until
firewall policies are added, no traffic can be accepted by or pass through the
FortiGate unit. To allow traffic through the FortiGate unit, you add firewall policies.
The following steps add two policies that allows all traffic through the FortiGate
unit, to enable you to continue testing the configuration on the network.
To add an outgoing traffic firewall policy
1 Go to Firewall > Policy.
2 Select Create New.
3 Set the following and select OK.
To add an incoming traffic firewall policy
1 Go to Firewall > Policy.
2 Select Create New.
Source Interface Select the port connected to the network.
Source Address All
Destination Interface Select the port connected to the Internet.
Destination Address All
Schedule always
Service Any
Action Accept