Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100A Install Manual page 52

Configuring modem settings
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Figure 9: Modem settings (Stand alone and Redundant)
Enable Modem Select to enable the FortiGate modem.
Modem status The modem status shows one of the following: "not active",
"connecting", "connected", "disconnecting" or "hung up" (Stand
alone mode only).
Dial Now/Hang Up (Stand alone mode only) Select Dial Now to manually connect to a
dial-up account. If the modem is connected, you can select Hang
Up to manually disconnect the modem.
Mode Select Stand alone or Redundant mode. In Stand alone mode, the
modem is an independent interface. In Redundant mode, the
modem is a backup facility for a selected Ethernet interface.
Auto-dial (Stand alone mode only) Select to dial the modem automatically if
the connection is lost or the FortiGate unit is restarted. You cannot
select Auto-dial if Dial on demand is selected.
Redundant for (Redundant mode only) Select the Ethernet interface the modem
provides backup service.
Dial on demand Select to dial the modem when packets are routed to the modem
interface. The modem disconnects after the idle timeout period if
there is no network activity. When traffic occurs on the interface, the
FortiGate unit dials the modem again.
In Standalone mode, you cannot select Dial on demand if Auto-dial
is selected.
Idle timeout (Stand alone mode only) Enter the timeout duration in minutes.
After this period of inactivity, the modem disconnects.
Holddown (Redundant mode only) Enter the time (1-60 seconds) the FortiGate
unit waits before switching from the modem interface to the primary
Timer
interface, after the primary interface has been restored. Configure a
higher value if you find the FortiGate unit switching repeatedly
between the primary interface and the modem interface.
Redial Limit The maximum number of times (1-10) the FortiGate unit modem
attempts to reconnect to the ISP if the connection fails. Select None
to have no limit on redial attempts.
Dialup Account Configure up to three dial-up accounts. The FortiGate unit tries
connecting to each account in order until a connection can be
established.
Phone Number The phone number required to connect to the dialup account. Do
not add spaces to the phone number. Make sure to include
standard special characters for pauses, country codes, and other
functions as required by your modem to connect to your dialup
account.
User Name The user name (maximum 63 characters) sent to the ISP.
Password The password sent to the ISP.
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