LED

State

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Green

The FortiGate unit is on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The FortiGate unit is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing Green

The FortiGate unit is starting up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Green

The FortiGate unit is running normally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The FortiGate unit is powered off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link

Green

The correct cable is in use and the connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment has power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal, 1, 2, 3, 4,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAN1 and WAN2,

Flashing Green

Network activity at this interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNAL

 

 

 

 

DMZ1 and DMZ2

Off

No link established.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR STATUS WAN 1

WAN 2

 

DMZ 1

DMZ 2

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK 100

LINK 100

LINK 100

LINK 100

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100

Green

The interface is connected at 100Mbps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal, 1, 2, 3, 4,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FortiGate-100A

DMZ1 and DMZ2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAN1 and WAN2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector

Type

Speed

Protocol

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal

RJ-45

10/100 Base-T

Ethernet

A 4-port switch connection for up to four network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices or the internal network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR

 

STATUS

WAN 1

 

WAN 2

DMZ 1

DMZ 2

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

LINK 100

 

LINK 100

LINK 100

LINK 100

LINK 100

LINK 100

 

LINK 100

LINK 100

WAN1 and

RJ-45

10/100 Base-T

Ethernet

Connection to the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMZ1 and

RJ-45

10/100 Base-T

Ethernet

Optional connection to one or two DMZ networks, or

 

 

 

 

Power Status WAN

 

DMZ

 

Internal

Interface

DMZ2

 

 

 

other FortiGate-100A units for high availability (HA).

 

 

 

 

 

LED

 

LED

 

 

 

1,2

 

1,2

 

 

 

 

(4-port switch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For details, see the Documentation CD-ROM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console

RJ-45

9600 Bps

RS-232

Optional connection to the management computer.

DC+12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides access to the command line interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CLI).

 

 

Console

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal

 

 

 

 

 

DMZ 2

 

 

DMZ 1

 

WAN 2

 

WAN 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMZ2

 

 

WAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

USB

 

USB

Optional connection for the FortiUSB key, modem or

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal

 

Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMZ1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

backup operation

 

RS-232 Serial (4-port switch connectors)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet Cables:

Orange - Crossover

Grey - Straight-through

RJ-45 to

DB-9 Serial Cable

Power Cable Power Supply

Q u i c k S t a r t G u i d e

FortiGate-100A

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Documentation

Connecting

Connect the FortiGate unit to a power outlet and to the internal and external networks.

•Place the unit on a stable surface. It requires 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) clearance above and on each side to allow for cooling.

•Plug in power cable to the unit before connecting power.

•The Status light flashes while the unit is starting up and turns off when the system is up and running.

Power cable connects to power supply

Optional RS-232 serial cable connects to serial port on management computer

 

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

DC+12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console

USB

Internal

 

DMZ 2

DMZ 1

WAN 2

WAN 1

Straight-throughEthernet cables connect to computers on internal network

Planning the Configuration

Optional connection to

Straight-through Ethernet

1 or 2 DMZ networks

cables connect to Internet

 

(public switch, router or modem)

Before beginning to configure the FortiGate unit, you need to plan how to integrate the unit into your network. Your configuration plan depends on the operating mode you select: NAT/Route mode (the default) or Transparent mode.

NAT/Route mode

Transparent mode

In NAT/Route mode, each FortiGate unit is visible to the network that it is connected to. All

In Transparent mode, the FortiGate unit is invisible to the network. All of its interfaces are on

of its interfaces are on

the same subnet. You only have to configure a management IP address so that you can make

 

 

 

Internal

 

different subnets. Each

 

 

 

 

configuration changes.

 

 

 

network

 

 

 

 

Internal

 

 

 

Internal network

 

interface that is connected

 

 

 

You would typically use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

network

 

 

 

192.168.1.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192.168.1.3

to a network must be

 

 

 

 

FortiGate unit in Transparent

 

 

 

 

configured with an IP ad-

Gateway to public network

 

 

mode on a private network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAN1

Internal

 

 

204.23.1.5

10.10.10.2

WAN1

Internal

 

 

 

 

dress that is valid for that

Internet

 

behind an existing firewall or

Internet

204.23.1.5

 

 

Route mode policies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Router

 

 

controlling traffic between

network.

Router

 

 

10.10.10.3

behind a router. In its default

 

 

 

internal networks

 

 

 

 

DMZ

 

 

You would typically use

 

 

 

 

Transparent mode configuration,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMZ

 

NAT/Route mode when

 

 

 

 

the unit functions as a firewall.

 

 

 

network

 

 

 

Transparent mode policies

 

 

 

 

 

the FortiGate unit is

 

 

controlling traffic between

No traffic can pass through the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

internal and external networks

 

 

 

DMZ network

 

deployed as a gateway

 

 

 

 

FortiGate unit until you add

 

NAT mode policies

 

10.10.10.2

between private and public

 

 

 

 

firewall policies.

 

 

10.10.10.1

 

 

 

 

 

controlling traffic between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

internal and external networks

 

 

networks. In its default

You can connect up to four network segments to the FortiGate unit to control traffic between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAT/Route mode configu-

these network segments.

 

 

 

ration, the unit functions as a firewall. Firewall policies control communications through the FortiGate unit. No

traffic can pass through the FortiGate unit until you add firewall policies. In NAT/Route mode, firewall policies can operate in NAT mode or in Route mode. In NAT mode, the FortiGate unit performs network address translation before IP packets are sent to the destination network.

In Route mode, no translation takes place.

Refer to the Documentation CD-ROM for information on how to control traffic, and how to configure HA, antivirus protection, FortiGuard, Web content filtering, Spam filtering, intrusion prevention (IPS), and virtual private networking (VPN).

Choosing a Configuration Tool

Web-based manager

The FortiGate web-based manager is an easy to use management tool. Use it to configure the administrator password, the interface and default gateway addresses, and the DNS server addresses.

Requirements:

•An Ethernet connection between the FortiGate unit and management computer.

•Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher on the management computer.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

The CLI is a full-featured management tool. Use it to configure the administrator password, the interface addresses, the default gateway address, and the DNS server addresses. To configure advanced settings, see the Documentation CD-ROM.

Requirements:

•The DB-9 serial connection between the FortiGate unit and management computer.

•A terminal emulation application (HyperTerminal for Windows) on the management computer.

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100A specifications

Fortinet 100A is a versatile network security device designed to provide comprehensive protection against various cyber threats while ensuring optimal network performance. As part of the FortiGate series, the 100A combines advanced security features with powerful hardware capabilities, making it suitable for small to medium-sized businesses.

One of the key features of the Fortinet 100A is its deep packet inspection technology. This capability allows the firewall to analyze both the header and payload of packets traversing the network, enabling it to detect and block malicious content effectively. The 100A can identify and mitigate a wide range of threats, including malware, intrusions, and application-layer attacks.

The FortiOS operating system powers the Fortinet 100A, offering a robust and user-friendly interface for configuration and management. With its unified security management console, administrators can efficiently monitor network traffic and enforce security policies across the organization. The system provides centralized logging and reporting features, enabling users to gain valuable insights into their security posture and respond swiftly to incidents.

The 100A supports multiple deployment modes, including transparent, NAT, and route modes. This flexibility allows organizations to integrate the device into their existing network architecture with ease. The firewall's high throughput capabilities ensure that network performance remains unaffected, even under heavy load from multiple users and devices.

Another notable aspect of the Fortinet 100A is its support for various VPN technologies, including IPsec and SSL VPN. This feature facilitates secure remote access for employees, enabling them to connect to the corporate network safely, regardless of their location. As remote work continues to be a norm in many sectors, this capability is critical for maintaining productivity and security.

In addition to these features, the Fortinet 100A provides comprehensive web filtering capabilities, protecting users from harmful websites and inappropriate content. This protection is essential for organizations looking to maintain a secure and productive environment.

With its combination of powerful security features, flexible deployment options, and robust performance, the Fortinet 100A stands out as an ideal solution for organizations seeking to bolster their cybersecurity measures while ensuring seamless connectivity for users. As cyber threats continue to evolve, investing in a capable device like the FortiGate 100A is crucial for maintaining a secure network infrastructure.
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