Transparent mode installation Using the front control buttons and LCD
FortiGate-400 Installation and Configuration Guide 63
Using the front control buttons and LCD
This procedure describes how to use the control buttons and LCD to configure
Transparent mode IP addresses. Use the information that you recorded in Table 14 on
page 61 to complete this procedure. Starting with Main Menu displayed on the LCD,
use the front control buttons and LCD:
1Press Enter three times to configure the
management interface IP address.
2Set the manager interface IP address.
Use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the value of each IP address
digit. Press Enter to move to the next digit. Press Esc to move to the previous digit.
3When you have set the last digit of the IP address, press Enter.
4Use the down arrow to highlight Netmask.
5Press Enter and set the management IP Netmask.
6When you have set the last digit of the Netmask, press Enter.
7Press Esc to return to the Main Menu.
8Repeat these steps to configure the default gateway if required.
Using the command line interface
As an alternative to the setup wizard, you can configure the FortiGate unit using the
command line interface (CLI). To connect to the CLI, see “Connecting to the command
line interface (CLI)” on page 33. Use the information that you gathered in Table14 on
page 61 to complete the following procedures.

Changing to Transparent mode

1Log into the CLI if you are not already logged in.
2Switch to Transparent mode. Enter:
set system opmode transparent
After a few seconds, the login prompt appears.
3Type admin and press Enter.
The following prompt appears:
Type ? for a list of commands.
4Confirm that the FortiGate unit has switched to Transparent mode. Enter:
get system status
The CLI displays the status of the FortiGate unit. The last line shows the current
operation mode.
Operation mode: Transparent
Note: When you enter an IP address, the LCD display always shows three digits for each part
of the address. For example, the IP address 192.168.100.1 appears on the LCD display as
192.168.100.001. The IP address 192.168.23.45 appears as 192.168.023.045.