Using The Front Control Buttons And Lcd - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-1000 Install Manual

Installing the FortiGate unit

Using the front control buttons and LCD

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The LCD provides information on the FortiGate unit's operating modes and
whether or not it is part of a High Availability (HA) cluster.
default LCD main menu setting of a FortiGate unit, operating in NAT/Route mode
and not connected to a HA cluster.
Figure 7: Default LCD main menu settings
Menu [ Fortigat -> ]
NAT, Standalone
Table 7: LCD main menu definitions
Menu The menu the LCD currently displays.
[Fortigat ->] The FortiGate unit's host name.
NAT The current operational mode of the FortiGate unit.
Standalone The FortiGate unit is not part of a HA cluster. For more information
on standalone mode and HA, see the
Guide.
The front control buttons control how you enter and exit the different menus when
configuring the different ports and interfaces. The front control buttons also
enables you to increase or decrease each number for configuring IP addresses,
default gateway addresses, or netmasks. The following table defines each button
and what it does when configuring the basic settings of your FortiGate unit.
Table 8: Front control button definitions
Enter Enables you to move forward through the configuration process.
Esc Enables you to move backward, or exit out of the menu you are in.
Up Allows you to increase the number for an IP address, default gateway address
or netmask.
Down Allows you to decrease the number for an IP address, default gateway
address or netmask.
When the LCD displays the main menu, you can begin to configure the IP
addresses, netmasks, default gateways, and if required, change the operating
mode. Use the following procedures as a guide when configuring your FortiGate
unit in "Configuring the FortiGate unit" on page
To enter an IP address
Press Enter to select the interfaces.
Press the up and down buttons to highlight the interface you want to configure an
IP address for, and then press Enter.
Press Enter for the IP address.
Press the up and down buttons to increase or decrease the number.
Press Enter to select the number.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all numbers of the IP address.
Use the above steps to configure netmasks and default gateways.
LCD front control buttons
Figure 7 shows the
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