Connecting The Fortigate Unit To The Network(S) - Fortinet Switch 800F Installation Manual

Starting the setup wizard

Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)

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Note: If you change the IP address of the interface you are connecting to, you must connect
through a web browser again using the new address. Browse to https:// followed by the new IP
address of the interface. If the new IP address of the interface is on a different subnet, you may
have to change the IP address of your computer to the same subnet.
Note: If you use the setup wizard to configure internal server settings, the FortiGate unit adds
port forwarding virtual IPs and firewall policies for each server. For example, for each server
located on the Internal network the FortiGate unit adds an External->Internal firewall policy.
You are now finished the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit.
After you complete the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit
between the internal network and the Internet. You can also connect networks to the
user-defined interfaces that you configured.
FortiGate-800
There are 4 10/100/1000 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:
• Internal for connecting to the internal network,
• External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet,
• DMZ for connecting to a DMZ network,
• HA for connecting to another FortiGate-800 for high availability (see
availability installation" on page
There are 4 10/100 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:
• user-defined interfaces 1 to 4 for connecting up to four additional networks to the
FortiGate unit.
FortiGate-800F
There are 4 LC-SFP 1000Base-SX fiber transceivers on the FortiGate-800F:
• Internal for connecting to the internal network,
• External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet,
• DMZ for connecting to a DMZ network,
• HA for connecting to another FortiGate-800F for high availability (see
availability installation" on page
There are 4 10/100 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800F:
• user-defined interfaces 1 to 4 for connecting up to four additional networks to the
FortiGate unit.
Note: You can also create redundant connections to the Internet by connecting two interfaces
to separate Internet connections. For example, you could connect the external interface and the
DMZ interface or any available user-defined interface to different Internet connections, each
provided by a different service provider.
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