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FortiGate-60 Installation Guide Version 2.80 MR8

Getting started

This section describes unpacking, setting up, and powering on a FortiGate Antivirus

Firewall unit. This section includes:

•Package contents

•Mounting

•Turning the FortiGate unit power on and off

•Connecting to the web-based manager

•Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)

•Quick installation using factory defaults

•Factory default FortiGate configuration settings

•Planning the FortiGate configuration

•Next steps

FortiGate-60 Installation Guide

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Contents

January 01-28008-0018-20050128 Installation Guide Regulatory Compliance Trademarks Table of Contents Index Introduction Secure installation, configuration, and management Web-based manager Command line interface Document conventions Setup wizard FortiGate documentation FortiGate Installation Guide Fortinet Knowledge Center Related documentationComments on Fortinet technical documentation FortiManager documentation FortiMail documentation Customer service and technical supportFortiLog documentation Customer service and technical support Customer service and technical support Getting started Mounting Package contents Power requirements Turning the FortiGate unit power on and offEnvironmental specifications To power on the FortiGate unit To connect to the web-based manager Connecting to the web-based manager To connect to the CLI Connecting to the command line interface CLIBits per second 9600 Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Go to System Network DNS Quick installation using factory defaults Factory default Dhcp server configuration Factory default FortiGate configuration settings Factory default NAT/Route mode network configuration Factory default firewall configuration Factory default Transparent mode network configurationAdministrative access Management IP Strict Factory default protection profilesScan NAT/Route mode Planning the FortiGate configuration Example NAT/Route mode network configuration NAT/Route mode with multiple external network connections Example NAT/Route multiple internet connection configuration Transparent mode Web-based manager and setup wizard Configuration optionsNext steps Preparing to configure the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode NAT/Route mode installation Dhcp or PPPoE configuration Using the web-based managerPPPoE settings User name Password To configure interfaces Go to System Network Interface Configuring basic settingsTo configure DNS server settings Go to System Network DNS To add a default route Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode Using the command line interfaceTo add/change the administrator password To configure interfaces Get system interface Example To configure DNS server settings Using the setup wizard External Interface Setup wizard settings PasswordDhcp server Internal servers Starting the setup wizard Connecting the FortiGate unit to the networksSetup wizard settings Antivirus FortiGate-60 FortiGate-60 NAT/Route mode connections Configuring the Modem interface Configuring the networks To configure virus, attack, and spam definition updates Go to System Config TimeTo set the date and time To register the FortiGate unit Go to System Maintenance Update Center Preparing to configure Transparent mode Transparent mode installation Management IP To change the Management IP Go to System Network Management To change to Transparent mode using the CLI Reconnecting to the web-based manager To configure the default gateway To configure the management IP address To start the setup wizard Internal Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network To register your FortiGate unit Go to System Maintenance Update Center Configuring FortiGate units for HA operation High availability installationHigh availability configuration settings Priorities of heartbeat device and monitor priorities Group ID MAC Address To change the FortiGate unit host name Config system global Set hostname namestr end Configuring FortiGate units for HA using the CLI To configure the FortiGate unit for HA operation Connecting the cluster to your networks To connect the cluster HA network configuration Installing and configuring the cluster Installing and configuring the cluster Selecting a modem mode Configuring the modem interfaceRedundant mode configuration To operate in standalone mode Go to System Network Modem Standalone mode configuration Mode Configuring modem settingsAuto-dial Redundant for To configure modem settings Go to System Network Modem Connecting and disconnecting the modem in Standalone modeTo connect to a dialup account Go to System Network Modem Dead gateway detection Defining a Ping ServerTo disconnect the modem ISP Adding firewall policies for modem connections CLI Index Index