Nat/Route Mode Installation; Preparing To Configure The Fortigate Module In Nat/Route Mode - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001FA2 Installation Manual

Configuring the FortiGate for the Network

NAT/Route mode installation

Preparing to configure the FortiGate module in NAT/Route mode

FortiGate-5000 series Installation Guide
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6 Press Enter to connect to the FortiGate CLI.
A prompt similar to the following is displayed:
FortiGate-5001 login:
7 Type admin and press Enter twice.
The following prompt is displayed:
Welcome !
Type ? to list available commands. For information about how to use the CLI, see the
FortiGate CLI Reference
This section describes how to install the FortiGate-5000 module in NAT/Route mode.
For information about installing a FortiGate-5000 module in Transparent mode, see
"NAT/Route mode installation" on page
more FortiGate-5000 module in HA mode, see
page 32. For more information about installing the FortiGate-5000 module in
NAT/Route mode, see
This section describes:
• Preparing to configure the FortiGate module in NAT/Route mode
• Using the web-based manager
• Using the command line interface
• Using the setup wizard
• Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s)
• Configuring the networks
• Next steps
Use Table 1 to gather the information that you need to customize NAT/Route mode
settings.
You can configure the FortiGate-5000 module in several ways:
• the web-based manager GUI is a complete interface for configuring most settings.
See "Using the web-based manager" on page
• the command line interface (CLI) is a complete text-based interface for configuring
all settings. See
• the setup wizard provides easy, fast configuration of the most basic settings to get
the unit up and running quickly. See
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"Using the command line interface" on page
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