Fortinet 310B manual Plugging in the FortiGate, Turning off the FortiGate unit

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Plugging in the FortiGate

Installing

Figure 3: Mounting in a rack

Plugging in the FortiGate

Use the following steps to connect the power supply to the FortiGate unit.

To power on the FortiGate unit

1Ensure the power switch, located at the back of the FortiGate unit is in the off position, indicated by the “O”.

2Connect the power cord at the back of the FotiGate unit.

3Connect the power cable to a power outlet.

4Set the power switch on the back left of the FortiGate to the on position indicated by the “I”.

Connecting to the network

Using the supplied Ethernet cable, connect one end of the cable to your router or modem, whatever the connection is to the Internet. Connect the other end to the FortiGate unit. Connect to either the External, WAN port, or port 1. Connect additional cable to the Internal port or port 2 and your internal hub or switch.

Turning off the FortiGate unit

Always shut down the FortiGate operating system properly before turning off the power switch to avoid potential hardware problems.

To power off the FortiGate unit

1From the web-based manager, go to System > Status.

2In the Unit Operation display, select Shutdown, or from the CLI enter: execute shutdown

3Disconnect the power cables from the power supply.

 

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Contents Install G U I D E Trademarks Regulatory complianceContents Protection profiles Firewall policies Configuring Transparent modeDownloading firmware Using the web-based manager Using the CLIInstalling firmware from a system reboot using the CLI Testing new firmware before installingPage Introduction Register your FortiGate unitAbout the FortiGate-310B Lacp configurationAbout this document Further Reading Document conventionsTypographic conventions Addressipv4FortiGate Administration Guide Fortinet Knowledge CenterCustomer service and technical support Comments on Fortinet technical documentationCustomer service and technical support Installing Environmental specificationsRack mount instructions GroundingMounting To install the FortiGate unit into a rack Installed mounting bracketsConnecting to the network To power on the FortiGate unitTo power off the FortiGate unit Plugging in the FortiGateNAT vs. Transparent mode ConfiguringNAT mode Connecting to the FortiGate unit Transparent modeConnecting to the web-based manager To connect to the web-based managerConnecting to the CLI To connect to the CLIBits per second 9600 Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow controlConfiguring NAT mode Using the web-based managerConfigure the interfaces To configure interfaces Go to System Network InterfaceAdding a default route and gateway Configure a DNS serverInitial Padt Timeout To modify the default gateway Go to Router Static Adding firewall policiesSource Interface Source Address AllTo set an interface to use a static address Using the CLITo set an interface to use Dhcp addressing To configure DNS server settings To set an interface to use PPPoE addressingTo modify the default gateway To add an outgoing traffic firewall policySwitching to Transparent mode Configuring Transparent modeTo switch to Transparent mode Go to System Status Source Address All Destination Interface To switch to Transparent mode Verify the configuration Backing up the configurationRestoring a configuration Additional configurationSet the Administrator password Set the time and dateConfigure FortiGuard Updating antivirus and IPS signaturesAdditional configuration Default protection profiles Advanced configurationProtection profiles Firewall policies Firewall policiesConfiguring firewall policies Antivirus optionsAntiSpam options Web filtering Logging Installing AMC filler units Installing modulesTo install the filler module AMC modulesUsing the AMC modules Removing modulesHard disk module To insert a module into a FortiGate chassisLog configuration using the web-based manager To format the ASM-S08 hard disk enter the following commandFormatting the hard disk Execute formatlogdiskLog configuration using the CLI Changing interfaces to operate in Sgmii or SerDes modeViewing logs ASM-FB4 and ADM-XB2 modulesConfigure the speed Config system interface edit AMC-SW1/1 Set speed auto EndUsing the AMC modules FortiGate Firmware Downloading firmwareUpgrading the firmware Using the web-based managerReverting to a previous version Using the USB Auto-Install Backup and Restore from a USB keyTo revert to a previous firmware version To upgrade the firmware using the CLI Using the CLIExecute ping Execute restore image namestr tftpip4 Execute restore image image.outExecute update-now To revert to a previous firmware version using the CLIInstalling firmware from a system reboot using the CLI Execute restore image namestr tftpipv4Execute restore image image28.out Execute restore config namestr tftpip4To install firmware from a system reboot Execute rebootPress any key to display configuration menu Enter Tftp server addressRestoring the previous configuration To backup configuration using the CLIEnter Local Address Enter File Name image.outTo restore configuration using the CLI Additional CLI Commands for a USB keyTo configure the USB Auto-Install using the CLI Testing new firmware before installing To test the new firmware imageTesting new firmware before installing Testing new firmware before installing Index Web filtering 37 web-based manager Page Page

310B specifications

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