Connecting To The Fortigate Unit - Fortinet FortiGate 310B Quick Start Manual

3. Connecting to the FortiGate Unit

The FortiGate unit requires some basic confi guration to add it to your
network. These basic steps include assigning IP addresses, DNS
settings, and the default gateway. Until these steps are completed traffi c
will not fl ow through the device.
The FortiGate unit can be confi gured using the Web-based Manager or
the CLI.
This section will step you through both methods of connecting to the
unit. Use whichever method you are most comfortable with.
To Connect to the Web-based Manager:
1. Connect the FortiGate unit port 1 interface to a management
computer using the provided Ethernet cable.
2. Confi gure the management computer to be on the same subnet as
the internal interface of the FortiGate unit:
a. Browse to the Network and Sharing Center > Change
Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection Properties
> Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties.
b. 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 unit Web-based Manager, start a browser
of your choice and browse to https://192.168.1.99 (remember to
include the "s" in https://).
4. Type admin in the Name fi eld, leave the Password fi eld blank, and
select Login.
You can now proceed with confi guring your FortiGate unit.