Transparent Mode Route Settings; Vlan Overview - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-500 Administration Manual

VLAN overview

Transparent mode route settings

VLAN overview
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Figure 13: Transparent mode route options
Destination IP Enter the destination IP address and netmask for this route.
/Mask
Gateway Enter the IP address of the next hop router to which this route directs traffic
Distance The the relative preferability of this route. 1 is most preferred.
To add a Transparent mode route
1 Go to System > Network > Routing Table.
2 Select Create New to add a new route.
3 Set the Destination IP and Mask to 0.0.0.0.
For the default route, set the Destination IP and Mask to 0.0.0.0.
Note: Only one default route can be active at a time. If two default routes are added to the
routing table, only the default route closest to the top of the routing table is active.
4 Set Gateway to the IP address of the next hop routing gateway.
For an Internet connection, the next hop routing gateway routes traffic to the Internet.
5 Select OK to save the route.
A VLAN is group of PCs, servers, and other network devices that communicate as if
they were on the same LAN segment, even though they may not be. For example, the
workstations and servers for an accounting department could be scattered throughout
an office, connected to numerous network segments, but they can still belong to the
same VLAN.
A VLAN segregates devices logically instead of physically. Each VLAN is treated as a
broadcast domain. Devices in VLAN 1 can connect with other devices in VLAN 1, but
cannot connect with devices in other VLANs. The communication among devices on a
VLAN is independent of the physical network.
A VLAN segregates devices by adding 802.1Q VLAN tags to all of the packets sent
and received by the devices in the VLAN. VLAN tags are 4-byte frame extensions that
contain a VLAN identifier as well as other information.
VLANs allow highly flexible, efficient network segmentation, enabling users and
resources to be grouped logically, regardless of physical locations.
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