Network configuration

Configuring interfaces

 

 

Deleting zones

You must remove all interfaces and VLAN subinterfaces from a zone before you can delete the zone. You can only delete zones that have the Delete icon beside them in the zone list.

1Go to System > Network > Zone.

2Select Delete to remove a zone from the list.

3Select OK to delete the zone.

Configuring interfaces

Use the following procedures to configure the FortiGate interfaces:

Viewing the interface list

Bringing up an interface

Changing an interface static IP address

Adding a secondary IP address to an interface

Adding a ping server to an interface

Controlling management access to an interface

Configuring traffic logging for connections to an interface

Changing the MTU size to improve network performance

Configuring port4/ha

Configuring the management interface (Transparent mode)

Viewing the interface list

Use the following procedure to view the interface list.

1Go to System > Interface.

The interface list is displayed. The interface list shows the following status information for all of the FortiGate interfaces and VLAN subinterfaces:

The IP address of the interface

The netmask of the interface

The zone that the interface has been added to

The administrative access configuration for the interface

The link status for the interface (link status does not apply to VLAN subinterfaces)

If the link status is a green arrow, the interface is up and can accept network traffic. If the link status is a red arrow, the interface is down and cannot accept traffic. To bring an interface up, see the procedure “Bringing up an interface”.

Bringing up an interface

If the link status of an interface on the interface shows that it is down, you can use the following procedure to bring the interface up.

1Go to System > Interface. The interface list is displayed.

2Select Bring Up for the interface that you want to bring up.

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