Changing To Nat/Route Mode; Restarting The Fortigate Unit; Shutting Down The Fortigate Unit - Fortinet FortiGate 50A Installation And Configuration Manual

Changing to NAT/Route mode

Changing to NAT/Route mode

Restarting the FortiGate unit

Shutting down the FortiGate unit

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Use the following procedure to change the FortiGate unit from Transparent mode to
NAT/Route mode. After you change the FortiGate unit to NAT/Route mode, most of
the configuration resets to NAT/Route mode factory defaults.
The following items are not set to NAT/Route mode factory defaults:
• The admin administrator account password (see
accounts" on page
• Custom replacement messages (see
To change to NAT/Route mode
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select Change to NAT Mode.
3 Select NAT/Route in the operation mode list.
4 Select OK.
The FortiGate unit changes operation mode.
5 To reconnect to the web-based manager you must connect to the interface configured
by default for management access.
By default in NAT/Route mode, you can connect to the internal interface. The default
Transparent mode management IP address is 192.168.1.99.
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select Restart.
The FortiGate unit restarts.
You can restart the FortiGate unit after shutdown only by turning the power off and
then on.
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select Shutdown.
The FortiGate unit shuts down and all traffic flow stops.
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