Using the command line interface, Configuring nat/route mode ip addresses – Fortinet FortiGate 50A User Manual
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Using the command line interface
NAT/Route mode installation
Using the command line interface
As an alternative to using the setup wizard, you can configure the FortiGate unit using
the command line interface (CLI). To connect to the CLI, see
command line interface (CLI)” on page 20
.
Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode
Use the information that you gathered in
Table 12 on page 34
to complete the
following procedures.
Configuring NAT/Route mode IP addresses
1
Log into the CLI if you are not already logged in.
2
Set the IP address and netmask of the internal interface to the internal IP address and
netmask that you recorded in
Table 12 on page 34
. Enter:
set system interface internal mode static ip
Example
set system interface internal mode static ip 192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0
3
Set the IP address and netmask of the external interface to the external IP address
and netmask that you recorded in
Table 12 on page 34
.
To set the manual IP address and netmask, enter:
set system interface external static ip
Example
set system interface external mode static ip 204.23.1.5
255.255.255.0
To set the external interface to use DHCP, enter:
set system interface external mode dhcp connection enable
To set the external interface to use PPPoE, enter:
set system interface external mode pppoe username
password
Example
set system interface external mode pppoe username
[email protected] password mypass connection enable
4
Confirm that the addresses are correct. Enter:
get system interface
The CLI lists the IP address, netmask and other settings for each of the FortiGate
interfaces.
5
Set the primary DNS server IP addresses. Enter
set system dns primary
Example
set system dns primary 293.44.75.21