FortiGate QuickStart Guide

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23 January 2009
Checking the Package Contents
Connecting
Planning the Configuration
Internet
Router
Internal
network
Port 1
10.10.10.1
10.10.10.2
Internal Network
192.168.1.3
Internal
192.168.1.99
Routing policies controlling
traffic between internal
networks.
External
204.23.1.5
NAT mode policies controlling
traffic between internal
and external networks.
Internet
Router
DMZ net
w
ork
Web Server
Mail Server
Internal
network
Hub or switch
Port 1
External
Internal
Esc Enter
POWER
Hi-Temp 4
1 2
3
5/HA
INT
EXT
1
2
3 4 5/HA
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Esc Enter
POWER
Hi-Temp 4
1 2
3
5/HA
INT
EXT
1
2
3 4 5/HA
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Front
Back
Power Cables (2)
Rack-Mount Brackets
Null-Modem Cable
(RS-232)
Ethernet Cables:
Orange - Crossover
Grey - Straight-through
LCD
Display
Control
Buttons
1, 2, 3, 4, 5/HA
Interfaces
Internal
Interface
External
Interface
RS-232 Serial
Connection
Redundant
Hot Swappable
Power Supplies
Redundant
Hot-Swappable
Fan Assemblies
Power
Supply
LEDs
Alarm
Cancel
Button
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Esc Enter
POWER
Hi-Temp 4
1 2
3
5/HA
INT
EXT
1
2
3 4 5/HA INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Esc Enter
POWER
Hi-Temp 4
1 2
3
5/HA
INT
EXT
1
2
3 4 5/HA
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Optional null modem cable connects
to serial port on management computer
Power cables connect to power outlets
Crossover Ethernet cable connects to management computer on internal network
Straight-through Ethernet cable connects to LAN or switch on internal network
or
SC fiber optic cables connect to other networks
Straight-through Ethernet cable connects
to Internet (public switch, router or modem)
Straight-through Ethernet cable connects
to another network
Connector Type Speed Protocol Description
Internal SC 1000Base-SX Ethernet Copper gigabit connection to the internal
network.
External SC 1000Base-SX Ethernet Copper gigabit connection to the internet.
Port 1 RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet Optional connection to a 10/100Base-T network.
Port 2 to 4 SC 1000Base-SC Ethernet Optional multimode ber optic connections to
other networks.
Port 5/HA SC 1000Base-SC Ethernet Optional multimode ber optic connection to an-
other network, or to other FortiGate-3600 units
for high availability (HA).
CONSOLE DB-9 9600 bps RS-232
serial
Optional connection to the management com-
puter. Provides access to the command line
interface (CLI).
Connect the FortiGate unit to a power outlet and to the internal and external networks.
Place the unit on a stable surface.
The FortiGate unit requires 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) clearance above and on each side to
allow for cooling.
Make sure the power switch on the back of the unit is turned off before connecting the
power and network cables.
MAIN MENU appears when the unit is up and running.
If only one power supply is connected, an audible alarm sounds to indicate a failed
power supply. To stop this alarm, press the red alarm cancel button.
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Before beginning to congure the FortiGate unit, you need to plan how to integrate the unit into your network. Your conguration plan is dependent upon the operating mode that you select:
NAT/Route mode (the default) or Transparent mode. Refer to the Documentation CD-ROM for information on how to control trafc, and how to congure HA, antivirus protection, FortiGuard,
Web content ltering, Spam ltering, intrusion prevention (IPS), and virtual private networking (VPN).
NAT/Route mode
In NAT/Route mode, each FortiGate unit is visible to the network that it is connected to. All
of its interfaces are on different subnets. Each interface connected to a network must be
congured with an IP address that is valid for that network.
You would typically use NAT/Route mode when the FortiGate unit is deployed as a gateway
between private and public networks. In its default NAT/Route mode conguration, the unit
functions as a rewall. Firewall policies control communications through the FortiGate unit.
No trafc can pass through the FortiGate unit until you add rewall policies.
In NAT/Route mode, rewall policies can operate in NAT mode or in Route mode. In NAT
mode, the FortiGate unit performs network address translation before IP packets are sent to
the destination network. In Route mode, no translation takes place.
Transparent mode
In Transparent mode, the FortiGate unit is invisible to the network. All of its interfaces are on
the same subnet. You only have to congure a management IP address so that you can make
conguration changes.
You would typically use the FortiGate unit in Transparent mode on a private network behind
an existing rewall or behind a router. In its default Transparent mode conguration, the unit
functions as a rewall. No trafc can pass through the FortiGate unit until you add rewall
policies.
You can connect up to four network segments to the FortiGate unit to control trafc between
these network segments.
FortiGate-3600
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LED State Description
Power
Green The FortiGate unit is on.
Off The FortiGate unit is off.
Display Panel LEDs:
1, 2, 3, 4
5/HA, INT, EXT
Green The correct cable is in use and the connected equip-
ment has power.
Flashing
Green
Network activity at this interface.
Off No link established.
Port 1
Amber The link is up.
Flashing
Amber
Network activity at this interface.
Green Link speed is 100Mb/s
Off Link speed is 10Mb/s
Internal, External
Amber The link is up.
Flashing
Amber
Network activity at this interface.
Green Link speed is 1000Mb/s
Off Link speed is 100Mb/s