Registering Your Fortigate Unit; Configuring Virus And Attack Definition Updates; Connecting The Fortigate Unit To Your Networks - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-800 Installation And Configuration Manual

Transparent mode installation

Registering your FortiGate unit

Configuring virus and attack definition updates

Connecting the FortiGate unit to your networks

FortiGate-800 Installation and Configuration Guide
After purchasing and installing a new FortiGate unit, you can register the unit by going
to the System Update Support page, or using a web browser to connect to
http://support.fortinet.com and selecting Product Registration.
To register, enter your contact information and the serial numbers of the FortiGate
units that you or your organization have purchased. You can register multiple
FortiGate units in a single session without re-entering your contact information.
For more information about registration, see
page 128.
You can configure the FortiGate unit to automatically check whether new versions of
the virus definitions and attack definitions are available. If it finds new versions, the
FortiGate unit automatically downloads and installs the updated definitions.
The FortiGate unit uses HTTPS on port 8890 to check for updates. The FortiGate
external interface must have a path to the FortiResponse Distribution Network (FDN)
using port 8890.
For information about configuring automatic virus and attack updates, see
antivirus and attack definitions" on page
After you complete the initial configuration of the FortiGate-800 unit, you can connect
the FortiGate-800 between your internal network and the Internet and to other
networks.
There are 4 10/100/1000 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:
• Internal for connecting to your internal network,
• External for connecting to your public switch or router and the Internet,
• DMZ and HA for connecting other networks,
• HA is also used to connect to another FortiGate-500 for high availability (see
availability" on page
There are 4 10/100 Base-TX connectors on the FortiGate-800:
• Interfaces 1 to 4 for connecting up to four additional networks to your
FortiGate-800.
To connect the FortiGate-800 unit running in Transparent mode:
1 Connect the Internal interface to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Connect the External interface to the public switch or router provided by your Internet
Service Provider.
3 Optionally connect the DMZ and HA interfaces and interfaces 1 to 4 to hubs or
switches connected to your other networks.
Connecting the FortiGate unit to your networks
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