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FortiGate Version 4.0 Administration Guide
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• configure the modem (see “Configuring the modem interface” on page 139)
• change which information about the interfaces is displayed
For information about VLANs, see “FortiGate units and VLANs” on page 151.
Figure 52: Interface list - regular admin view
Figure 53: Interface list - admin view with virtual domains enabled
Create New Select Create New to create a VLAN subinterface.
On models 800 and higher, you can also create an IEEE 802.3ad aggregated
interface.
When VDOMs are enabled, selecting the Create New arrow enables you to
create new Inter-VDOM links. For more information see “Inter-VDOM links” on
page 113.
Switch Mode Select to change between switch mode and interface mode. Switch mode
combines the internal interfaces into one switch with one address. Interface
mode gives each internal interface its own address.
Before switching modes, all configuration settings that point to ‘internal’
interfaces must be removed.
This option is visible on models 100A and 200A for Rev2.0 and higher. Switch
mode is also visible on the FortiGate-60B and FortiWiFi-60B. For more
information see “Switch Mode” on page 122.
show backplane
interfaces
Select to make the two backplane interfaces visible as port9 and port10. Once
visible these interfaces can be treated as regular physical interfaces.
This option is available only on 5000 models.
Column Settings Select to change the which columns of information about the network
interfaces is displayed. For more information, see “Column Settings” on
page 122.
Description icon The tooltip for this icon displays the Description field for this interface. For more
information see “Interface settings” on page 123.
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