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Introduction	7
About FortiBridge	7
About this document	7
Fortinet documentation	8
Fortinet tools and documentation CD	8
Fortinet Knowledge Center	8
Comments on Fortinet technical documentation	8
Customer service and technical support	8
FortiBridge operating principles	9
Example FortiBridge application	9
Connecting the FortiBridge unit	10
Normal mode operation	11
How the FortiBridge unit monitors the FortiGate unit	11
Probes and FortiGate firewall policies	12
Enabling probes to detect FortiGate hardware failure	13
Enabling probes to detect FortiGate software failure	13
Probe interval and probe threshold	13
Bypass mode operation	14
FortiBridge power failure	14
Example FortiGate HA cluster FortiBridge application	15
Connecting the FortiBridge-1000 (copper gigabit ethernet)	15
Connecting the FortiBridge-1000F (fiber gigabit ethernet)	16
Example configuration with other FortiGate interfaces	16
Setting up FortiBridge units	19
FortiBridge unit basic information	19
FortiBridge-1000 Package contents	19
FortiBridge-1000F Package contents	20
Mounting instructions	20
Technical specifications	21
LED indicators	21
Connectors	22
Factory default configuration	22
Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge unit	23
Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000 unit	23
Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000F unit	24
Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)	25
Connecting to the FortiBridge console	25
Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using Telnet	26

FortiBridge Version 3.0 Administration Guide	3
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M i n i s t r a t i o n G u i d e Regulatory compliance Trademarks Contents Configuration and operating procedures Using the CLIConfig CLI commands Index Execute CLI commandsPage About this document About FortiBridge Fortinet Knowledge Center Customer service and technical supportFortinet documentation Fortinet tools and documentation CD Example FortiBridge application FortiBridge operating principles Connecting the FortiBridge-1000 copper gigabit ethernet Connecting the FortiBridge unit Normal mode operation Connecting the FortiBridge-1000F fiber gigabit ethernetHow the FortiBridge unit monitors the FortiGate unit Probes and FortiGate firewall policies Normal mode operation Enabling probes to detect FortiGate hardware failure Enabling probes to detect FortiGate software failureProbe interval and probe threshold FortiBridge power failure Bypass mode operation Example FortiGate HA cluster FortiBridge application Example configuration with other FortiGate interfaces Example configuration with other FortiGate interfaces Example configuration with other FortiGate interfaces FortiBridge unit basic information FortiBridge-1000 Package contents Mounting instructions FortiBridge-1000F Package contents LED indicators Technical specifications Factory default configuration Connectors Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000 unit Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge unit Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000F unit To connect and turn on the FortiBridge-1000 unitTo connect and turn on the FortiBridge-1000F unit To connect to the FortiBridge console for the first time Connecting to the command line interface CLIConnecting to the FortiBridge console FortiBridge-1000 login Welcome FortiBridge-1000 # Completing the basic FortiBridge configurationConnecting to the FortiBridge CLI using Telnet To connect to the CLI using Telnet To change the management IP address Adding an administrator passwordTo add an administrator password Changing the management IP address To add static routes Changing DNS server IP addressesAdding static routes To change DNS server IP addresses Allowing management access to the EXT 1 interface Adding administrator accountsChanging the system time and date Resetting to the factory default configuration Installing FortiBridge unit firmwareTo reset to factory defaults from the FortiBridge CLI Upgrading to a new firmware version To upgrade to a new firmware versionExecute restore image namestr tftpip Execute restore image FBG1000-v10-build010-FORTINET.out To revert to a previous firmware version Reverting to a previous firmware version Enter Tftp server address Installing firmware from a system rebootTo install firmware from a system reboot Hit any key to stop autoboot Get system status Enter firmware image file image.out Example network settings Configuration and operating procedures Configuring FortiBridge probes Configuring FortiBridge probes To configure probe settings Probe settings To enable and configure FortiBridge probes Config probe probelist ping set status enable EndEnabling probes Go to System Status Session Config probe probelist Imap set status enable EndVerifying that probes are functioning To verify that probes are functioning Tuning the failure threshold and probe interval Configuring FortiBridge alerts FortiBridge syslog To configure alert emailConfig alertemail setting set server mail.myorg.com End FortiBridge alert email To configure FortiBridge syslog Config log syslogd setting set server EndFortiBridge Snmp To resume normal operation from bypass mode Recovering from a FortiGate failureTo add and enable an Snmp community Config system snmp community edit Set name snmp1 End To back up the FortiBridge configuration Manually switching between FortiBridge operating modesBacking up and restoring the FortiBridge configuration Execute switch-mode Backing up and restoring the FortiBridge configuration Backing up and restoring the FortiBridge configuration CLI basics Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using SSH or TelnetSetting administrative access for SSH or Telnet To use the CLI to configure SSH or Telnet access Get system interface namestr Other access methodsConnecting to the FortiBridge CLI using SSH Set allowaccess ping telnet ssh To connect to the CLI using SSH Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using SSH or Telnet Config CLI commands Alertemail setting Command syntax patternExamples Related Commands Example Log syslogd setting Show probe probelist Probe probelist ping http ftp pop3 smtp imapGet probe probelist Get probe probelist http Syslog Probe setting Rw w System accprofile Get system accprofile Get system accprofile policyprofileShow system accprofile Password passwordstr System admin Get system admin Get system admin newadminShow system admin Show system console Config system console set EndSystem console Get system console System dns Get system dnsShow system dns Get system status Failbypass System failclose System failclose Minutesinteger System global Show system global Get system global System interface internal external Get system interface internalShow system interface internal System manageip Config system manageip Set ip 192.168.2.80 255.255.255.0 end Distanceinteger System route System snmp community Config hosts Show system snmp community Get system snmp community Execute CLI commands Execute backup config fbdg.cfg BackupCommand syntax Execute backup config filenamestr tftp-serveripv4 Date Execute date datestr datestr has the form mm/dd/yyyy, whereExecute date 09/17/2004 Execute factoryreset Factoryreset Execute ping addressipv4 host-namestr Ping Execute reboot Reboot Execute restore config backupconfig Restore Switch-mode Execute time timestr Time Time Index 09-30000-0163-20061109 Snmp SSH