Configuring the modem for the FortiGate-60 and FortiWiFi-60
Configuring the modem for the FortiGate-60 and FortiWiFi-60
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Configure the modem settings for the FortiGate-60 and FortiWiFi-60 through the
CLI. The following table of CLI commands are specifically for the FortiGate-60 and
FortiWiFi-60 modem configuration.
Table 11: CLI commands for the FortiGate-60 and the FortiWiFi-60
Keywords and variables Description
Enable for installations using PPP in China.
altmode
{enable | disable}
Enable to dial the modem automatically if the
auto-dial
connection is lost, or the FortiGate unit is
{enable | disable}
restarted.
dial-on-demand must be disabled.
mode must be standalone
Set the connection completion timeout (30-
connect_timeout
255 seconds).
<seconds>
Enable to dial the modem when packets are
dial-on-demand
routed to the modem interface. The modem
{enable | disable}
disconnects after the idle-timer period.
auto-dial must be disabled.When traffic
occurs on the interface, the FortiGate unit
dials the modem again.
Used only when the modem is configured as
holddown-timer
a backup for an interface. Set the time (1-60
<seconds>
seconds) that the FortiGate unit waits before
switching from the modem interface to the
primary interface, after the primary interface
has been restored.
mode must be redundant.
Set the number of minutes the modem
idle-timer
connection can be idle before it is
<minutes>
disconnected.
mode must be standalone.
Enter an interface name to associate the
interface <name>
modem interface with the Ethernet interface
that you want to either back up (backup
configuration) or replace (standalone
configuration).
Enter the required mode:
mode <mode>
• standalone
The modem interface is the connection from
the FortiGate unit to the Internet.
• redundant
The modem interface automatically takes
over from a selected Ethernet interface when
that Ethernet interface is unavailable.
Enter the password used to access the
passwd1
specified dialup account.
<password_srt>
Enter the password used to access the
passwd2
specified dialup account.
<password_str>
Enter the password used to access the
passwd3
specified dialup account
<password_str>
FortiGate-60 series and FortiGate-100A FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide
Configuring the modem interface
Default
enable
disable
90
disable
60
5
No default.
standalone
No default
No default.
No default.
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