Configuring Your Networks; Completing The Configuration; Setting The Date And Time; Changing Antivirus Protection - Fortinet FortiGate 50A Installation And Configuration Manual

Configuring your networks

Configuring your networks

Completing the configuration

Setting the date and time

Changing antivirus protection

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To connect the FortiGate-50A unit:
1 Connect the Internal interface to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Connect the External interface to the Internet.
Connect to the public switch or router provided by your Internet Service Provider. If
you are a DSL or cable subscriber, connect the External interface to the internal or
LAN connection of your DSL or cable modem.
If you are operating the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode, your internal network must
be configured to route all Internet traffic to the FortiGate internal interface. Change the
default gateway address of all computers and routers connected directly to your
internal network to the IP address of the FortiGate internal interface. For the external
network, route all packets to the FortiGate external interface.
If you are using the FortiGate unit as the DHCP server for your internal network,
configure the computers on your internal network for DHCP.
Make sure that the connected FortiGate unit is functioning properly by connecting to
the Internet from a computer on your internal network. You should be able to connect
to any Internet address.
Use the information in this section to complete the initial configuration of the FortiGate
unit.
For effective scheduling and logging, the FortiGate system date and time should be
accurate. You can either manually set the system date and time or you can configure
the FortiGate unit to automatically keep its time correct by synchronizing with a
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.
To set the FortiGate system date and time, see
page 121.
By default, the FortiGate unit scans all web and email content for viruses. You can use
the following procedure to change the antivirus configuration. To change the antivirus
configuration:
1 Select Edit to edit this policy.
2 For Anti-Virus & Web Filter you can select a different Content Profile.
See "Factory default content profiles" on page 25
content profiles.
3 Select OK to save your changes.
You can also add you own content profiles. See
page 167.
NAT/Route mode installation
"Setting system date and time" on
for descriptions of the default
"Adding content profiles" on
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