Using The Setup Wizard; Changing To Transparent Mode; Starting The Setup Wizard; Reconnecting To The Web-Based Manager - Fortinet FortiGate 100 Installation & Configuration Manual

Changing to Transparent mode

Using the setup wizard

Changing to Transparent mode

Starting the setup wizard

Reconnecting to the web-based manager

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From the web-based manager, you can use the setup wizard to create the initial
configuration of your FortiGate unit. To connect to the web-based manager, see
"Connecting to the web-based manager" on page
The first time that you connect to the FortiGate unit, it is configured to run in
NAT/Route mode. To switch to Transparent mode using the web-based manager:
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select Change to Transparent Mode.
3 Select Transparent in the Operation Mode list.
4 Select OK.
The FortiGate unit changes to Transparent mode.
To reconnect to the web-based manager, change the IP address of your management
computer to 10.10.10.2. Connect to the internal or DMZ interface 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.
1 Select Easy Setup Wizard (the middle button in 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.
Transparent mode installation
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Table 16 on page 57 to fill in the wizard fields.
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