Fortinet FortiGate 50A - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
FortiGate-50A Installation and Configuration Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 13
NAT/Route mode and Transparent mode......................................................................... 13
NAT/Route mode .......................................................................................................... 13
Transparent mode......................................................................................................... 13
Document conventions ..................................................................................................... 14
Fortinet documentation ..................................................................................................... 15
Comments on Fortinet technical documentation........................................................... 15
Customer service and technical support........................................................................... 16
Getting started ..................................................................................................... 17
Package contents ............................................................................................................. 18
Mounting ........................................................................................................................... 18
Powering on ...................................................................................................................... 19
Connecting to the web-based manager ............................................................................ 19
Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)............................................................... 20
Factory default FortiGate configuration settings ............................................................... 22
Factory default DHCP configuration ............................................................................. 22
Factory default NAT/Route mode network configuration .............................................. 23
Factory default Transparent mode network configuration............................................. 23
Factory default firewall configuration ............................................................................ 23
Factory default content profiles..................................................................................... 25
Planning the FortiGate configuration ................................................................................ 27
NAT/Route mode .......................................................................................................... 27
Transparent mode......................................................................................................... 28
Configuration options .................................................................................................... 28
FortiGate model maximum values matrix ......................................................................... 30
Next steps ......................................................................................................................... 31
NAT/Route mode installation.............................................................................. 33
Installing the FortiGate unit using the default configuration .............................................. 33
Changing the default configuration ............................................................................... 34
Preparing to configure NAT/Route mode.......................................................................... 34
Advanced NAT/Route mode settings............................................................................ 35
Using the setup wizard...................................................................................................... 35
Starting the setup wizard .............................................................................................. 35
Reconnecting to the web-based manager .................................................................... 35
Using the command line interface..................................................................................... 36
Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode ..................................... 36
Connecting the FortiGate unit to your networks................................................................ 37
Configuring your networks ................................................................................................ 38