Connecting The Fortigate Unit To Your Network - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100 Installation Manual

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Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network

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When you have completed the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit
between your internal network and the Internet. You can also connect a network to the
DMZ interface.
There are three 10/100Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-100:
• Internal for connecting to your internal network
• External for connecting to an external firewall or router
• DMZ for connecting to another network segment
To connect the FortiGate unit running in Transparent mode:
1 Connect the Internal interface to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Connect the External interface to network segment connected to the external firewall
or router.
Connect to the public switch or router provided by your Internet Service Provider.
3 Connect the DMZ interface to another network.
Figure 10: FortiGate-100 Transparent mode connections
Internal Network
Hub or Switch
Internal
FortiGate-100
Internet
DMZ
POWER
INTERNAL EXTERNAL DMZ
STATUS
External
Public Switch
or Router
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Transparent mode installation
Other Network
Hub or Switch
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