Fortigate-4000S Network Connections; Out Of Band Management Connections; Console Management Connections - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-4000 Installation Manual

Getting started

FortiGate-4000S network connections

Out of band management connections

Console management connections

FortiGate-4000 Installation Guide
Use the following steps to connect your internal and external networks to the
FortiGate-4000S switched interface modules. This is a general connection procedure
only. For information about how to connect the FortiGate-4000 unit for different
network configurations, see
1 Connect your internal network to the internal switched interface module.
The internal switched interface module is installed on the left rear panel of the
FortiGate-4000S (see
You can connect to the copper gigabit ethernet interfaces or to optical connectors
installed in the SFP interfaces. See
copper gigabit and SFP connectors.
Note: You can connect to the gigabit copper ethernet connectors or to the SFP connectors but
not both.
2 Connect your external network to the external switched interface module.
The external switched interface module is installed on the right rear panel of the
FortiGate-4000S chassis (see
You can manage the FortiBlade-4010 modules by connecting to the 10/100 out of
band management module. The 10/100 out of band management module provides
ethernet management connections for all of the FortiBlade-4010 modules installed in
the FortiGate-4000 chassis. See
location of the 10/100 out of band management module.
You can connect to the CLI of each FortiBlade-4010 module by connecting the RJ-45
to DB-9 serial cable to the management module console port (see
page 23). The management module provides console connections for all of the
FortiBlade-4010 modules installed in the FortiGate-4000 chassis.
Use the KVM switch module to switch serial connections to the CLI of each
FortiBlade-4010 module installed in the FortiGate-4000 chassis. To access the CLI,
connect the black header of the RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to the management
module (see "Management module" on page
use the KVM switch module (see
FortiBlade-4010 module that you can connect to.
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