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FortiGate 500A Installation Guide Esc Ent er A CON SOLE 56 USB LAN 12 3 4 L1 L2 L3 L4 10/ 100 10/ 100/1 000 Ve r s i o n 2 . 8 0 M R 5 15 October 2004 01-28005-01 01-20041015.
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Contents FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 3 Table of Contents Introduction ............. .............................. ........................................................ ......... 5 Secure installation, configurat ion, and management .
Contents 4 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Transparent mode installation .... ............................................................... ......... 37 Preparing to configure Transparent mode ............ ................ ....................
FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 5 Introduction FortiGate A ntivirus Firew alls improve n etwork securit y , red uce networ k misuse and abuse, and help you use communication s resources more efficiently without compromising the performance of yo ur netw ork.
6 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Web-based manage r Introduction Secure inst allation, configuration, and management The FortiGate unit default conf iguration includes default interface IP addr esses and is only a few steps away from protecting your netwo rk.
Introduction Command line interface FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 7 Command line interface Y ou can access the FortiGate command lin e interface (CLI) by connecting a management compute r serial port to the Fo rtiGate RS-232 serial console connector .
8 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Setup wizard Introduction set opmode {nat | transparent} Y ou can en ter set opmode nat or set opmode transparent .
Introduction Comments on Fortine t technical documenta tion FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 9 Fortinet document ation Information about FortiGate produ cts is av ailable fro.
10 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Comments on Fortinet technica l docume ntation Introduction Customer service and technical support For antiviru s and attack def inition up dates, firmware upd.
FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 11 Getting st arted This section describes unp acking, setting up, and powering on a FortiGate Antivirus Firewall unit.
12 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Getting started Package content s The FortiGate-500A p ackage cont ains the following items: • FortiGate-500A Antivirus Firewall • one orange crossover eth.
Getting started FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 13 Power requirements • Power dissipation: 50 W (max) • AC input volt age: 100 to 2 40 V AC • AC input current: 1.
14 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Getting started T o power off the FortiGate unit Always shut down the FortiGate operatin g system properly bef ore turning off the power switch.
Getting started FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 15 3 S tart Internet Explorer and browse to the address http s://192.168.1.99. (r emember to include the “s” in https://). The FortiGate login is displayed. Figure 3: FortiG ate login 4 T ype admin in the Name field and select Login.
16 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Getting started 5 Press Enter to connect to the FortiGate CLI. The following prompt is displayed: FortiGate-500A login: 6 Ty p e admin and press Enter twice. The following prompt is displayed: Welcome ! T ype ? to list available commands.
Getting started Factory default NAT/Route mod e network configuration FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-200 41015 17 Factory default NAT/Route m ode network configuration When the FortiGate unit is first p owered on , it is running in NA T/Rout e mode and has the basic ne twork config uration listed in Ta b l e 2 .
18 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Factory default Transpar ent mode network configuration Getting started Factory default Transparent mode network configuration In T ransparent mode, the FortiGate unit has the d efault network configuration listed in Ta b l e 3 .
Getting started Factory default protection profiles FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 19 Factory default protection profiles Use protection profiles to apply dif ferent protection settings for traf fic that is controlled by firewall po licies.
20 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. NAT/Rout e mode Getting started Figure 4: We b protection profile settings Planning the FortiGate configuration Before you configure the FortiGate unit, you need to plan how to integrate the unit into the network.
Getting started NAT/Route mode with multiple external network conn ections FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 21 Y ou can add firewall policies to control w hether communications through the FortiGate unit operate in NA T or Route mode.
22 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Transparent mode Getting started Figure 6: Example NA T/Route multipl e internet connection configu ration Transparent mode In T ransparent mode, the Fo rtiGate unit is invisible to the network. Similar to a network bridge, all FortiGate inte rfaces must be on the same subnet.
Getting started Configuration options FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 23 Web-based manager and setup wizard The FortiGate web-based ma nager is a full featured management to ol. Y ou can use the web-based manager to confi gure most FortiGate settings.
24 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configuration opti ons Getting started.
FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 25 NA T/Route mode inst allation This chapter describes ho w to install the FortiGate un it in NA T/Route mode.
26 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. DHCP or PPPoE confi guration NAT/Route mode installati on DHCP or PPPoE configuration Y ou can configure any FortiGate interface to acquire it s IP address from a DHCP or PPPoE server . Y our ISP may provide IP add resses using one of these protocols.
NAT/Route mode installation Configuring basic settings FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 27 Using the web-based manager Y ou can use the web-based manager for the in itial configuration of the FortiGate unit. Y ou can also continue to use the web-based mana ger for all FortiGate unit settings.
28 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configuring basic settin gs NAT/Route mode installati on T o add a default route Add a default route to configure wh ere the FortiGate unit sends traf fic destined for an external ne twork (usua lly the Interne t).
NAT/Route mode installation Configuring the Fo rtiGate unit to oper ate in NAT/Route mode FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-200 41015 29 T o add a default gateway to an interface The default gateway is usually configured for the interface connecte d to the Internet.
30 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configur ing the FortiG ate unit to opera te in NAT/Ro ute mode NAT/Rout e mode instal lation Example T o set the IP address of the LAN interface to 192.16 8.2.99 and netmask to 255.255.255.0, enter: config system interface edit lan set ip 192.
NAT/Route mode installation Configuring the Fo rtiGate unit to oper ate in NAT/Route mode FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-200 41015 31 6 Confirm that the addre sses are correct. Ente r: get system interface The CLI lists the IP address, netma sk, and other set tings for ea ch of the F ortiGate interfaces.
32 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configur ing the FortiG ate unit to opera te in NAT/Ro ute mode NAT/Rout e mode instal lation Using the setup wizard From the web-based ma nager, you can use the setup wizard to complete the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit.
NAT/Route mode installati on Starting the setup wizard FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 33 Starting the setup wizard 1 In the web-based manager, sele ct Easy Setup Wizard.
34 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Starting the setup wizard NAT/Route mode installati on Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s) After you co mplete the initial configuration, you ca n connect the Fo rtiGate unit between the internal ne twork and the Internet.
NAT/Route mode installati on Starting the setup wizard FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 35 3 Optionally connect Ports 3, 4, 5, and 6 to other networks.
36 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Starting the setup wizard NAT/Route mode installati on T o register the FortiGate unit After pur chasing and inst alling a new FortiGat e unit, you can register th e unit by goin g to the System Update Support page, or usin g a web browser to connect to http://support.
FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 37 T ransp arent mode inst allation This chapter de scribes how to inst all a FortiGate unit in T ransp arent mode. If you want to install the FortiGate un it in NA T/Ro ute mode, see “NA T/Route mode installation” on pag e 25 .
38 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Transparen t mode install ation Using the web-based manager Y ou can use the web-based manager to complete the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit. Y ou can continue to use the web-based manager for all FortiGate unit settings.
Transparent mode installatio n Reco nnecting to the web-based manager FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 39 T o configure the default gateway 1 Go to System > Network > Management . 2 Set Default Gateway to the default gatewa y IP address that you recorded in T able 8 on page 38 .
40 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Reconnecting to the web-based manager Transparent mode installation 4 After you set the last digit of the default gateway , press Enter . 5 Press Esc to return to the Main Menu. Y ou have now co mpleted the in itial configuration o f the FortiGate unit and you can proceed to “Next steps” on page 43 .
Transparent mode installatio n Reco nnecting to the web-based manager FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 41 Example config system manageip set ip 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0 end 3 Confirm that the addre ss is correct. Enter: get system manageip The CLI lists the managemen t IP address and netmask.
42 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Reconnecting to the web-based manager Transparent mode installation Using the setup wizard From the web-based manager, you can use th e setup wizard to begin the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit.
Transparent mode installatio n Reco nnecting to the web-based manager FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 43 For example, you can connect the Fort iGate-500A using the following ste ps: 1 Connect port 1 to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
44 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Reconnecting to the web-based manager Transparent mode installation T o set the date and time For effective scheduling and logging, the FortiGate syst em date and time must be accurate.
FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 45 High availability inst allation This chapter describes how to install two or more FortiGate units in an HA cluster .
46 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. High availability configuration se ttings High availability installation T able 9: Hig h availability settings Mode Active-Active Load balancing and failo ve r HA. Each FortiGate unit in the HA cluster actively processes co nnections and monitors the statu s of the other Forti Gate unit s in the cluster .
High availability installation Configuring Fort iGate units for HA usi ng the web-based manager FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 47 Configuring FortiGate units for HA using the web-based manager Use the followin g procedur e to configu re each For tiGate unit f or HA opera tion.
48 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configuring FortiGate units for HA usin g the CLI High availability installati on T o configure a FortiGate unit for HA operation 1 Go to System > Config > HA . 2 Select High Availability . 3 Select the mode.
High availability installation Configuring FortiGate units for HA using the CLI FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-200 41015 49 T o configure the FortiGate unit for HA operation 1 Configure HA settings.
50 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configuring FortiGate units for HA usin g the CLI High availability installati on Inserting an HA cluster into your networ k temporarily interrupt s communications on the network because ne w physical conn ections are being made to route traf fic through the cluster .
High availability installation Configuring FortiGate units for HA using the CLI FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-200 41015 51 2 Power on all the FortiGat e units in the cluster . As the units st art, they negotiate to choose the primary cluste r unit and the subordinat e units.
52 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Configuring FortiGate units for HA usin g the CLI High availability installati on.
FortiGate-500A Installati on Guide 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 53 FortiGate-500A Inst allation Guide V ersion 2.80 MR5 Index C CLI 7 configuring IP addresses 40 configuring NAT/Route mode 29 connecting to.
54 01-28005-0101-2004101 5 Fortinet Inc. Index.
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