Starting the setup wizard

NAT/Route mode installation

 

 

2Repeat for all user-defined interfaces that you have configured.

The example in Figure 11 shows an internal network connected to user-defined interface 1 and an external network connected to user-defined interface 4.

Figure 11: Example FortiGate-800/800F user-defined interface connections

Internal Network

Hub or Switch

User-defined

Interface 1

I N T E R N A L

E X T E R N A L

D M Z

HA

1

2

3

4

CONSOLE

USB

Esc

Enter

 

P W R

8

 

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User-defined

Interface 4

Public Switch or Router

Internet

Configuring the networks

If you are running the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode, the networks must be configured to route all Internet traffic to the IP address of the FortiGate interface to which they are connected.

If you are using the FortiGate unit as the DHCP server for your internal network, configure the computers on your internal network for DHCP.

Make sure that the connected FortiGate unit is functioning properly by connecting to the Internet from a computer on the internal network. You should be able to connect to any Internet address.

In NAT/Route mode, you use the modem interface as either a backup interface or standalone interface to the Internet.

In backup mode, the modem interface automatically takes over from a selected ethernet interface when that ethernet interface is unavailable.

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800F, 800 specifications

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