Fortinet FortiGate Series Install Guide

Contents
FortiGate Version 4.0 Desktop Install Guide
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Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................. 3
Registering your Fortinet product................................................................................. 3
Customer service and technical support...................................................................... 3
Fortinet documentation ................................................................................................. 4
Fortinet Tools and Documentation CD ....................................................................... 4
Fortinet Knowledge Center ........................................................................................ 4
Comments on Fortinet technical documentation ....................................................... 4
Conventions .................................................................................................................... 4
IP addresses............................................................................................................... 4
CLI constraints............................................................................................................ 4
Notes, Tips and Cautions ........................................................................................... 4
Typographical conventions ......................................................................................... 5
Installing ................................................................................................... 7
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................ 7
Cautions and warnings................................................................................................... 8
Grounding ................................................................................................................... 8
Rack mount instructions ............................................................................................. 8
Mounting ..................................................................................................................... 8
Plugging in the FortiGate unit........................................................................................ 9
Connecting to the network .......................................................................................... 9
Turning off the FortiGate unit ........................................................................................ 9
Configuring............................................................................................. 11
NAT vs. transparent mode ........................................................................................... 11
NAT mode................................................................................................................. 11
Transparent mode .................................................................................................... 12
Connecting to the FortiGate unit ................................................................................. 12
Connecting to the web-based manager.................................................................... 12
Connecting to the CLI ............................................................................................... 13
Configuring NAT mode................................................................................................. 13
Configure the interfaces............................................................................................ 14
Configure a DNS server............................................................................................ 16
Add a default route and gateway .............................................................................. 17
Add firewall policies .................................................................................................. 18
Configuring transparent mode .................................................................................... 20
Switching to transparent mode ................................................................................. 20
Configure a DNS server ..................................................................................... 21

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Throughput	Varies by model
Interfaces	Varies by model
Concurrent Sessions	Varies by model
VPN Support	Yes
High Availability	Yes
Firewall Throughput	Varies by model
VPN Throughput	Varies by model
IPS Throughput	Varies by model
NGFW Throughput	Varies by model
Threat Protection Throughput	Varies by model
New Sessions per Second	Varies by model
Power Supply	Varies by model
Security Features	Firewall, IPS, Application Control, Web Filtering, Antivirus, VPN
Virtual Domains	Yes
Form Factor	Desktop, Rackmount