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Viewing and editing BGP settings
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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BGP has the capability to gracefully restart. This capability limits the effects of software
problems by allowing forwarding to continue when the control plane of the router fails. It
also reduces routing flaps by stabilizing the network.
Note: You can configure graceful restarting and other advanced settings only through CLI
commands. For more information on advanced BGP settings, see the "router" chapter of
the
FortiGate CLI
Reference.
When you configure BGP settings, you need to specify the AS to which the FortiGate unit
belongs and enter a router ID to identify this unit to other BGP routers. You must also
identify the FortiGate unit's BGP neighbors and specify which of the networks local to the
FortiGate unit should be advertised to BGP neighbors.
To view and edit BGP settings, go to Router > Dynamic > BGP. The web-based manager
offers a simplified user interface to configure basic BGP options. You can also configure
many advanced BGP options through the CLI. For more information, see the "router"
chapter of the
FortiGate CLI
Figure 195: Basic BGP options
Local AS
Enter the number of the local AS to which the FortiGate unit belongs.
Router ID
Enter a unique router ID to identify the FortiGate unit to other BGP routers. The
router ID is an IP address written in dotted-decimal format, for example
192.168.0.1.
If you change the router ID while BGP is configured on an interface, all
connections to BGP peers will be broken temporarily. The connections will re-
establish themselves.
If Router ID is not explicitly set, the highest IP address of the VDOM will be
used.
Neighbors
The IP addresses and AS numbers of BGP peers in neighboring autonomous
systems.
IP
Enter the IP address of the neighbor interface to the BGP-enabled network.
Remote AS
Enter the number of the AS that the neighbor belongs to.
Add/Edit
Add the neighbor information to the Neighbors list, or edit an entry in the list.
Neighbor
The IP addresses of BGP peers.
Remote AS
The numbers of the autonomous systems associated with the BGP peers.
Delete icon
Delete a BGP neighbor entry.
Reference.
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