Verifying The Front Control Buttons And Lcd; Verify The Connection; Connecting The Fortigate Unit To Your Network - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3016B Install Manual

Transparent mode installation

Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network

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6 Press Esc to return to the main menu setting.

Verifying the front control buttons and LCD

To verify the interface settings entered from the front control buttons and LCD, go
to the web-based manager, System > Network > Interface.

Verify the connection

To verify your connection, try the following:
• browse to www.fortinet.com
• retrieve or send email from your email account
If you cannot browse to the web site or retrieve/send email from your account,
review the previous steps to ensure all information was entered correctly and try
again.
When you complete the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit
between your internal network and the Internet.
To connect the FortiGate unit running in Transparent mode
1 Connect Port 1 to the network segment connected to the external firewall or
router.
1 Connect Port 2 to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Optionally connect any interface to hubs or switches connected to your other
networks.
Figure 8: FortiGate-3600A Transparent mode connections
Internet
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Switch
or router
Port 2
Port 1
Router
Port 3
(or public switch)
Switch
or router
Configuring
Internal
network
FortiGate-3600A
Other
network
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