Starting the setup wizard

NAT/Route mode installation

 

 

Note: If you change the IP address of the interface you are connecting to, you must connect through a web browser again using the new address. Browse to https:// followed by the new IP address of the interface. If the new IP address of the interface is on a different subnet, you may have to change the IP address of your computer to the same subnet.

Note: If you use the setup wizard to configure internal server settings, the FortiGate unit adds port forwarding virtual IPs and firewall policies for each server. For example, for each server located on the Internal network the FortiGate unit adds an External->Internal firewall policy.

You are now finished the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit.

Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)

After you complete the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit between the internal network and the Internet. You can also connect networks to the user-defined interfaces that you configured.

FortiGate-800

There are 4 10/100/1000 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:

Internal for connecting to the internal network,

External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet,

DMZ for connecting to a DMZ network,

HA for connecting to another FortiGate-800 for high availability (see “High availability installation” on page 51),

There are 4 10/100 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:

user-defined interfaces 1 to 4 for connecting up to four additional networks to the FortiGate unit.

FortiGate-800F

There are 4 LC-SFP 1000Base-SX fiber transceivers on the FortiGate-800F:

Internal for connecting to the internal network,

External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet,

DMZ for connecting to a DMZ network,

HA for connecting to another FortiGate-800F for high availability (see “High availability installation” on page 51),

There are 4 10/100 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800F:

user-defined interfaces 1 to 4 for connecting up to four additional networks to the FortiGate unit.

Note: You can also create redundant connections to the Internet by connecting two interfaces to separate Internet connections. For example, you could connect the external interface and the DMZ interface or any available user-defined interface to different Internet connections, each provided by a different service provider.

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800F, 800 specifications

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