Security System User's Guide

FortiGate-5001A Security System Guide
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Front panel LEDs and connectors FortiGate-5001A security system
Figure 1: FortiGate-5001A-DW front panel
Figure 2: FortiGate-5001A-SW front panel
The FortiGate-5001A board includes the following features:
• Two front panel 10/100/1000Base-T copper 1-gigabit ethernet interfaces.
• Two base backplane 1-gigabit interfaces (base CH0 and Base CH1 on the
front panel and base1 and base2 in the firmware) for HA heartbeat and data
communications across the FortiGate-5000 chassis backplane.
• Two fabric backplane interfaces (Fabric CH0 and Fabric CH1 on the front
panel and fabric1 and fabric2 in the firmware) for HA heartbeat and data
communications across the FortiGate-5000 chassis backplane. The fabric
backplane interfaces operate at 1 Gbps. If you install a FortiGate-RTM-XB2
module the fabric backplane interfaces operate at 10 Gbps.
• One double-width AMC opening (FortiGate-5001A-DW board).
• One single-width AMC opening (FortiGate-5001A-SW board).
• RJ-45 RS-232 serial console connection.
• 2 USB connectors.
• Mounting hardware.
• LED status indicators.
Front panel LEDs and connectors
From the FortiGate-5001A font panel you can view the status of the front panel
LEDs to verify that the board is functioning normally. You also connect the
FortiGate-5001A board to your network through the front panel 10/100/1000
ethernet connectors. The front panel also includes the RJ-45 console port for
connecting to the FortiOS CLI and two USB ports. The USB ports can be used
with any USB key for backing up and restoring configuration files. For information
about using the using a USB key with a FortiGate unit, see the FortiGate-5000
Series Firmware and FortiUSB Guide.
port1 and port2
10/100/1000
Copper Interfaces
USB
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c an
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ase
network activity
LEDs
Double-width AMC
opening
RJ
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4
5
Console
Extraction
Lever
Retention
Screw
Extraction
Lever
Retention
Screw
IPM
LED
(board
position)
ACC
OOS
Power
Status
LEDs
5001A-SW
port1 and port2
10/100/1000
Copper Interfaces
USB
F
a
b
r
i
c an
d
B
ase
network activity
LEDs
Single-width AMC
opening
RJ
-
4
5
Console
Extraction
Lever
Retention
Screw
Extraction
Lever
Retention
Screw
IPM
LED
(board
position)
ACC
OOS
Power
Status
LEDs