Using The Front Control Buttons And Lcd - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3016B Install Manual

LCD front control buttons

Using the front control buttons and LCD

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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 4: 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 setting, 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" on page
To enter an IP address
1 Press Enter to select the interfaces.
2 Press the up and down buttons to highlight the interface you want to configure an
IP address for, and then press Enter.
3 Press Enter for the IP address.
4 Press the up and down buttons to increase or decrease the number.
5 Press Enter to select the number.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all numbers of the IP address.
Use the above steps to configure netmasks and default gateways.
To change the operating mode
1 Make sure the LCD displays the main menu setting.
2 Press Enter to select the interfaces.
3 Press the up and down buttons to highlight the menu Change to bridge mode.
4 Press Enter to change to Transparent mode.
The FortiGate unit changes to Transparent mode. This may take a few minutes.
5 The LCD should display the following:
Figure 3: LCD main menu setting for Transparent mode
Menu [ Fortigat -> ]
Transparent, Standalone
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