Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-60 Administration Manual page 30

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To update the attack definitions manually
Note: For information about configuring the FortiGate unit for automatic attack definitions
updates, see "Update center" on page
1 Download the latest attack definitions update file from Fortinet and copy it to the
computer that you use to connect to the web-based manager.
2 Start the web-based manager and go to System > Status > Status.
3 In the Attack Definitions field of the Unit Information section, select Update.
The Intrusion Detection System Definitions Update dialog box appears.
4 In the Update File field, type the path and filename for the attack definitions update
file, or select Browse and locate the attack definitions update file.
5 Select OK to copy the attack definitions update file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit updates the attack definitions. This takes about 1 minute.
6 Go to System > Status > Status to confirm that the Attack Definitions Version
information has updated.
To change to Transparent mode
After you change the FortiGate unit from the NAT/Route mode to Transparent mode,
most of the configuration resets to Transparent mode factory defaults, except for HA
settings (see "HA" on page
To change to Transparent mode:
1 Go to System > Status > Status.
2 In the Operation Mode field of the Unit Information section, select Change.
3 In the Operation Mode field, select Transparent.
4 Select OK.
The FortiGate unit changes operation mode.
5 To reconnect to the web-based manager, connect to the interface configured for
Transparent mode management access and browse to https:// followed by the
Transparent mode management IP address.
By default in Transparent mode, you can connect to the internal interface. The default
Transparent mode management IP address is 10.10.10.1.
Note: If the web-based manager IP address was on a different subnet in NAT/Route mode, you
may have to change the IP address of your computer to the same subnet as the management
IP address.
To change to NAT/Route mode
After you change the FortiGate unit from the NAT/Route mode to Transparent mode,
most of the configuration resets to Transparent mode factory defaults, except for HA
settings (see "HA" on page
To change to NAT/Route mode:
1 Go to System > Status > Status.
2 In the Operation Mode field of the Unit Information section, select Change.
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