Example FortiGate Voice branch office configuration
Example FortiGate Voice branch office configuration
This section describes how to configure a FortiGate
In this example the FortiGate
•Internet connectivity, networking, and UTM features for the PCs on the branch office internal network.
•An single line a/b wire connection between the FortiGate
•VoIP PBX services for FortiFones and SIP soft phones connected to the branch office internal network. PBX features include:
•Extensions to the FortiFones and SIP soft phones in the internal network. The branch office phones use numeric extensions beginning with the number 6 and including three more digits. Example valid extensions are 6123, 6456, and 6899.
•Extensions for phones behind NAT devices on the internal network.
•Extensions for phones behind NAT devices on a remote network.
•To collect voicemail the branch office phones dial *97.
•SIP trunking to a VoIP provider for calling the head office.
•To call a phone number on the PSTN, the branch office phones dial 9 followed by the phone number. PSTN support will also include:
•Dialing 911 for emergencies
•Support for dialing international calls
•Support for dialing toll free calls
•Support for long distance calls
•The FortiGate Voice unit sends email notifications to users when they receive voicemail.
•To call the head office, the branch office phones dial a head office extension directly. The head office extension range is
This configuration example describes configuring the FortiGate
Details about the PSTN connection requirements, SIP trunking for the VoIP provider and the Head Office SIP configuration are not described.
FortiGate Voice Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide