Reconnecting To The Web-Based Manager; Connecting The Fortigate Unit To Your Network - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3000 Installation Manual

Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network

Reconnecting to the web-based manager

Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network
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4 Select OK.
To reconnect to the web-based manager, change the IP address of the management
computer to 10.10.10.2. Connect to port 1, 2, or 3 and browse to https:// followed by
the Transparent mode management IP address. The default FortiGate Transparent
mode management IP address is 10.10.10.1.
To start the setup wizard
1 Select Easy Setup Wizard (the middle button in the upper-right corner of the
web-based manager).
2 Use the information that you gathered in
Select the Next button to step through the wizard pages.
3 Confirm your configuration settings, and then select Finish and Close.
If you changed the IP address of the management interface while you were using the
setup wizard, you must reconnect to the web-based manager using the new IP
address. Browse to https:// followed by the new IP address of the management
interface. Otherwise, you can reconnect to the web-based manager by browsing to
https://10.10.10.1. If you connect to the management interface through a router, make
sure that you have added a default gateway for that router to the management IP
default gateway field.
After you complete the initial configuration of the FortiGate-3000 unit, you can connect
the FortiGate-3000 between your internal network and the Internet and to other
networks.
There are two fiber-optic gigabit ethernet connectors on the FortiGate-3000:
• Internal for connecting to your internal network,
• External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet.
The FortiGate-3000 has three 10/100Base-TX connectors and a copper gigabit
ethernet connector (4/HA) that can be connected to up to four different networks. You
can connect them in any configuration.
To connect the FortiGate-3000 unit running in Transparent mode:
1 Connect the Internal interface to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Connect the External interface to the public switch or router provided by your Internet
Service Provider.
3 Optionally connect interfaces 1 to 4/HA to hubs or switches connected to your other
networks.
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Transparent mode installation
Table 9 on page 40 to fill in the wizard fields.
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