NAT/Route mode installation Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)
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Figure 9: FortiGate-500 NAT/Route mode connections
User-defined interface connections
To connect to FortiGate-500 user-defined interfaces
1 Connect the user-defined interface to the hub or switch connected to the intended
network.
2 Repeat for all user-defined interfaces that you have configured.
The example in Figure 10 shows an internal network connected to user-defined
interface 1 and an external network connected to user-defined interface 4.
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Internet
Internal
External
DMZ
FortiGate-500
Internal Network
DMZ Network
Mail Server
Web Server
Hub or Switch
Public Switch
or Router