Using The Setup Wizard - Fortinet FortiGate 500A Installation Manual

Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode

Using the setup wizard

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From the web-based manager, you can use the setup wizard to complete the initial
configuration of the FortiGate unit. For information about connecting to the web-based
manager, see "Connecting to the web-based manager" on page
If you are configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode (the default),
you can use the setup wizard to:
• add the administration password
• configure the internal interface address
• choose either a manual (static) or a dynamic (DHCP or PPPoE) address for the
external interface
• add a default route for the external interface
• add the DNS server IP addresses
• add the DHCP server settings and IP addresses
• add various internal server IP addresses including web, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and
FTP servers
• set the antivirus protection to high, medium, or none
Table 7 lists the additional settings that you can configure with the setup wizard. See
Table 5 on page 26 and
Table 7: Setup wizard settings
Password
Internal Interface
External Interface
DHCP server
Your FortiGate firewall contains a DHCP server to automatically set up
the addresses of computers on your internal network
Internal servers
If you provide access from the Internet to a web server, SMTP server,
POP3 server IMAP server, or FTP server installed on an internal
network, add the IP addresses of the servers here.
01-28005-0101-20041015
Table 6 on page 26 for other settings.
Prepare an administrator password.
Use the information you gathered in
The Internal interface in the setup wizard refers to Port 1 of the
FortiGate-500A unit.
Use the information you gathered in
The External interface in the setup wizard refers to Port 2 of the
FortiGate-500A unit.
Starting IP:
Ending IP:
Netmask:
Default
Gateway:
DNS IP:
Web Server:
SMTP Server:
POP3 Server:
IMAP Server:
FTP Server:
NAT/Route mode installation
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Table 5 on page 26.
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