Configuring The Networks; Transparent Mode Installation; Preparing To Configure Transparent Mode - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100A Install Manual

Transparent mode installation

Configuring the networks

Transparent mode installation

Preparing to configure Transparent mode

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If you are running the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode, your networks must be
configured to route all Internet traffic to the IP address of the interface where the
networks are connected.
• For the internal network, change the default gateway address of all computers
and routers connected directly to your internal network to the IP address of the
FortiGate internal interface.
• For the DMZ network, change the default gateway address of all computers
and routers connected directly to your DMZ network to the IP address of the
FortiGate DMZ interface.
• For the WAN network, change the default gateway address of all computers
and routers connected to your WAN network to the IP address of the FortiGate
WAN interface.
• For the WLAN network on the FortiWiFi-60/60M units, configure an IP address
for the wireless local area network interface.
If you are using the FortiGate unit as the DHCP server for your internal network,
configure the computers on your internal network for DHCP.
Make sure the connected FortiGate unit is functioning properly by connecting to
the Internet from a computer on the internal network. You should be able to
connect to any Internet address.
This section describes how to install the FortiGate unit in Transparent mode. This
section includes the following topics:
• Preparing to configure Transparent mode
• Using the web-based manager
• Using the Command line interface
• Connecting the FortiGate unit to your
Note: The ADSL interface will only function when using the FortiGate-60ADSL unit in
NAT/Route mode. Changing to Transparent mode will disable the ADSL interface.
Use Table 10 on page 41 to gather the information you need to customize
Transparent mode settings.
Configure Transparent mode using one of the following methods:
• the web-based manager GUI
• the command line interface (CLI)
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