Installing and configuring the cluster | Fortinet MR8 guide

Installing and configuring the cluster	High availability installation

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Fortinet MR8 manual Installing and configuring the cluster

Contents

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