Firewall configuration

IP/MAC binding

 

 

You can enter the static IP addresses and corresponding MAC addresses of trusted computers in the static IP/MAC table.

If you have trusted computers with dynamic IP addresses that are set by the FortiGate DHCP server, the FortiGate unit adds these IP addresses and their corresponding MAC addresses to the dynamic IP/MAC table. For information about viewing the table, see “Viewing a DHCP server dynamic IP list” on page 160. The dynamic IP/MAC binding table is not available in Transparent mode.

You can enable IP/MAC binding for packets in sessions connecting to the firewall or passing through the firewall.

Note: If you enable IP/MAC binding and change the IP address of a computer with an IP or MAC address in the IP/MAC list, you must also change the entry in the IP/MAC list or the computer does not have access to or through the FortiGate unit. You must also add the IP/MAC address pair of any new computer that you add to your network or the new computer does not have access to or through the FortiGate unit.

This section describes:

Configuring IP/MAC binding for packets going through the firewall

Configuring IP/MAC binding for packets going to the firewall

Adding IP/MAC addresses

Viewing the dynamic IP/MAC list

Enabling IP/MAC binding

Configuring IP/MAC binding for packets going through the firewall

Use the following procedure to use IP/MAC binding to filter packets that a firewall policy would normally allow through the firewall.

To configure IP/MAC binding for packets going through the firewall

1Go to Firewall > IP/MAC Binding > Setting.

2Select the Enable IP/MAC binding going through the firewall check box.

3Go to Firewall > IP/MAC Binding > Static IP/MAC.

4Select New to add IP/MAC binding pairs to the IP/MAC binding list.

All packets that would normally be allowed through the firewall by a firewall policy are first compared with the entries in the IP/MAC binding list. If a match is found, then the firewall attempts to match the packet with a policy.

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