Starting The Setup Wizard; Reconnecting To The Web-Based Manager; Connecting The Fortigate Unit To The Network(S) - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-300 Installation Manual

NAT/Route mode installation

Starting the setup wizard

Reconnecting to the web-based manager

Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)

FortiGate-300 Installation Guide
1 In the web-based manager, select Easy Setup Wizard.
Figure 8: Select the Easy Setup Wizard
2 Follow the instructions on the wizard pages and use the information that you gathered
in Table 5 on page 26
3 Select the Next button to step through the wizard pages.
4 Confirm the configuration settings, and then select Finish and Close.
Note: If you use the setup wizard to configure internal server settings, the FortiGate unit adds
port forwarding virtual IPs and firewall policies for each server. For example, for each server
located on the Internal network the FortiGate unit adds an External->Internal firewall policy.
If you changed the IP address of the internal interface while you were using the setup
wizard, you must reconnect to the web-based manager using the new IP address.
Browse to https:// followed by the new IP address of the internal interface. The default
address of the internal interface is https://192.168.1.99.
You are now finished the initial configuration of the FortiGate unit, and can proceed to
"Next steps" on page
After you complete the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit
between the internal network and the Internet.
The FortiGate-300 has the following three 10/100Base-TX connectors:
• Internal for connecting to the internal network,
• External for connecting to the Internet,
• DMZ/HA for connecting to a DMZ network or to connect to another FortiGate-300
for high availability (see
Note: You can also create redundant connections to the Internet by connecting both the
external and DMZ/HA interfaces to separate Internet connections.
To connect the FortiGate unit running in NAT/Route mode
1 Connect the Internal interface to the hub or switch connected to the internal network.
and Table 7 on page 32
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"High availability installation" on page
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Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)
to fill in the wizard fields.
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