Connecting The Fortigate Unit; Web-Based Manager; Front Control Buttons And Lcd; Command Line Interface - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-1000 Install Manual

Connecting the FortiGate unit

Connecting the FortiGate unit

Web-based manager

Front control buttons and LCD

Command line interface

Connecting to the web-based manager

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There are three methods of connecting and configuring the basic FortiGate
settings:
• the web-based manager
• the front control buttons and LCD
• the command line interface (CLI)
You can configure and manage the FortiGate unit using HTTP or a secure HTTPS
connection from any computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or recent
browser. The web-based manager supports multiple languages.
You can use the web-based manager to configure most FortiGate settings, and
monitor the status of the FortiGate unit.
You can use the front control buttons and LCD on the FortiGate unit to configure
IP addresses, default gateways and switch operating modes. The LCD shows you
what mode you are in without having to go to the command line interface or the
web-based manager. For more information on the front control buttons and LCD,
see "LCD front control buttons" on page
You can access the FortiGate command line interface (CLI) by connecting a
management computer serial port to the FortiGate serial console connector. You
can also use Telnet or a secure SSH connection to connect to the CLI from any
network that is connected to the FortiGate unit, including the Internet.
Use the following procedure to connect to the web-based manager for the first
time. Configuration changes made with the web-based manager are effective
immediately, without resetting the firewall or interrupting service.
To connect to the web-based manager, you require:
• a computer with an Ethernet connection
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher or any recent version of most
popular web browser
• a crossover Ethernet cable or an Ethernet hub with two Ethernet cables
Note: Before starting Internet Explorer, (or any recent version of the most popular web
browser), ping to your FortiGate unit to see if the connection between the computer and the
FortiGate unit is working properly.
To connect to the web-based manager
1 Set the IP address of the computer with an Ethernet connection to the static IP
address 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
2 Using the crossover cable or the Ethernet hub and cables, connect the internal
interface of the FortiGate unit to the computer Ethernet connection.
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