Fortinet 400 Adding interfaces to a zone, Adding Vlan subinterfaces to a zone, Renaming zones

Configuring zones Network configuration

3Type a Name for the zone.

The name can contain numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not allowed.

4Optionally select Block intra-zone traffic to block traffic between interfaces in the same zone.

5Select OK to add the zone.

The zone now appears on the firewall policy grid.

Adding interfaces to a zone

You can add one or more interfaces to a zone. If you have added firewall addresses to an interface, you must delete these firewall addresses before you can add the interface to a zone. See “Deleting addresses” on page 180. When you add an interface to a zone, you cannot add firewall addresses to the interface and the interface does not appear on the policy grid.

1Go to System > Network > Interface.

2For the interface to add to a zone, select Modify .

3Use the Zone list to select the zone to add the interface to.

4Select OK to save your changes.

5Repeat these steps to add more interfaces to zones.

Adding VLAN subinterfaces to a zone

You can add one or more VLAN subinterfaces to a zone. If you have added firewall addresses to a VLAN subinterface, you must delete these firewall addresses before you can add the VLAN subinterface to a zone. See “Deleting addresses” on page 180. When you add a VLAN subinterface to a zone, you cannot add firewall addresses to the VLAN subinterface and the VLAN subinterface does not appear on the policy grid.

1Go to System > Network > Interface.

2For the VLAN subinterface to add to a zone, select Modify .

3Use the Zone list to select the zone to add the VLAN subinterface to.

4Select OK to save your changes.

5Repeat these steps to add more VLAN subinterfaces to zones.

Renaming zones

You can change the name of any zone in the zone list.

1Go to System > Network > Zone.

2Choose a zone to rename and select Edit zone .

3Enter a new name for the zone.

4Select OK to save your changes.

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