Transparent mode installation
Changing to Transparent mode
Configuring the Transparent mode management IP address
Configure the Transparent mode default gateway
FortiGate-50R Installation and Configuration Guide
1
Log into the CLI if you are not already logged in.
2
Switch to Transparent mode. Enter:
set system opmode transparent
After a few seconds, the login prompt appears.
3
Type admin and press Enter.
The following prompt appears:
Type ? for a list of commands.
4
Confirm that the FortiGate unit has switched to Transparent mode. Enter:
get system status
The CLI displays the status of the FortiGate unit. The last line shows the current
operation mode.
Operation mode: Transparent
1
Log into the CLI if you are not already logged in.
2
Set the management IP address and netmask to the IP address and netmask that you
recorded in
Table 14 on page
set system management ip <IP address> <netmask>
Example
set system management ip 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0
3
Confirm that the address is correct. Enter:
get system management
The CLI lists the management IP address and netmask.
1
Log into the CLI if you are not already logged in.
2
Set the default route to the default gateway that you recorded in
Enter:
set system route number <number> gateway <IP address>
Example
set system route number 1 gw1 204.23.1.2
You have now completed the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit.
41. Enter:
Using the command line interface
Table 14 on page
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