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Quick Configuration Guide
Using the web-based manager to configure NAT/Route mode
FortiGate-5001C Security System Guide
01-400-181221-20121130
http://docs.fortinet.com/
1 Connect port1 of the FortiGate-5001C board to the same hub or switch as the
computer you will use to configure the FortiGate-5001C board.
If you cannot connect to port1, see
page
28.
2 Configure the management computer to be on the same subnet as the port1 interface
of the FortiGate-5001C board. To do this, change the IP address of the management
computer to 192.168.1.2 and the netmask to 255.255.255.0.
3 To access the FortiGate-5001C web-based manager, start Internet Explorer and
browse to https://192.168.1.99 (remember to include the "s" in https://).
4 Type admin in the Name field and select Login.
To change the admin administrator password
1 Go to System > Admin > Administrators.
2 Select Change Password for the admin administrator and enter a new password.
See the Fortinet Knowledge Base article
passwords
if you forget or lose an administrator account password and cannot log into
your FortiGate-5001C unit.
To configure interfaces
1 Go to System > Network > Interface and edit each interface to configure.
2 Set the addressing mode for the interface. (See the online help for information.)
• For manual addressing, enter the IP address and netmask for the interface that you
added to
Table 7 on page
• For DHCP addressing, select DHCP and any required settings.
• For PPPoE addressing, select PPPoE and enter the username and password and
any other required settings.
To configure the Primary and Secondary DNS server IP addresses
1 Go to System > Network > DNS.
2 Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS IP addresses that you added to
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as required and select Apply.
To configure the Default Gateway
1 Go to Router > Static > Static Route and Edit the static route.
2 Select the Device that you recorded above.
3 Set Gateway to the Default Gateway IP address that you added to
4 Select OK.
"Using the CLI to configure NAT/Route mode" on
Recovering lost administrator account
26.
Configuring NAT/Route mode
Table 7 on
Table 7 on page
26.
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