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NAT/Route mode installation | Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode |
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| config system external |
| edit external |
| set mode static |
| set ip <address_ip> <netmask> |
| end |
| Example |
| config system external |
| edit external |
| set mode static |
| set ip <204.23.1.5> <255.255.255.0> |
| end |
| To set the external interface to use DHCP, enter: |
| config system interface |
| edit external |
| set mode dhcp |
| end |
| To set the external interface to use PPPoE, enter: |
| config system interface |
| edit external |
| set mode pppoe |
| set connection enable |
| set username <name_str> |
| set password <psswrd> |
| end |
4Use the same syntax to set the IP address of each FortiGate interface as required.
5Confirm that the addresses are correct. Enter:
get system interface
The CLI lists the IP address, netmask, and other settings for each of the FortiGate interfaces.
To configure DNS server settings
•Set the primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses. Enter
config system dns
set primary <address_ip> set secondary <address_ip>
end
Example
config system dns
set primary 293.44.75.21 set secondary 293.44.75.22
end
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