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

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Language	English