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INSTALL GUIDE
FortiGate-800 and FortiGate-800F
FortiOS 3.0 MR6
www.fortinet.com
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FortiGate-800 and FortiGate-800F Install Guide FortiOS 3.0 MR6 10 September 2008 01-30006-0455-20080910 © Copyright 2008 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication including text, examples, diagrams or illustrations may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, manual, optical or otherwise, for any purpose, without prior written permission of Fortinet, Inc. Trademarks Fortinet, FortiGate and FortiGuard are registered t
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Contents Contents Contents.............................................................................................. 3 Introduction ........................................................................................ 7 Register your FortiGate unit............................................................................. 7 About the FortiGate-800/800F........................................................................... 8 About this document.......................................
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Contents Configure a DNS server ....................................................................... 22 Adding a default route and gateway..................................................... 22 Adding firewall policies ......................................................................... 23 Configuring Transparent mode...................................................................... 24 Using the web-based manager ................................................................... 24
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Contents Installing firmware from a system reboot using the CLI.............................. 42 Restoring the previous configuration........................................................... 44 Backup and Restore from a USB key ......................................................... 44 Using the USB Auto-Install.......................................................................... 45 Additional CLI Commands for a USB key ................................................... 45 Testing new
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Contents FortiGate-800 and FortiGate-800F FortiOS 3.0 MR6 Install Guide 6 01-30006-0455-20080910
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Introduction Register your FortiGate unit Introduction Welcome and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your real-time network protection. The FortiGate Unified Threat Management System improves network security, reduces network misuse and abuse, and helps you use communications resources more efficiently without compromising the performance of your network. The FortiGate Unified Threat Management System are ICSA-certified for firewall, IPSec, and antivirus services. The FortiGate
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About the FortiGate-800/800F Introduction About the FortiGate-800/800F The FortiGate-800/F Multi-Threat Security system provides the performance, flexibility, and security necessary to protect today's most demanding large enterprise networks. The FortiGate-800 can be deployed as a high performance antivirus and web content filtering gateway, or as a complete network protection solution leveraging firewall, VPN, IPS and antispam capabilities. The FortiGate- 800 Multi-Threat Securiy system fea
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Introduction Further Reading Caution: Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or ! undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment. Typographic conventions FortiGate documentation uses the following typographical conventions: Convention Example Keyboard input In the Gateway Name field, type a name for the remote VPN peer or client (for example, Central_Office_1). Code examples config sys global set ips-open enable end CLI command syntax config firewa
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Customer service and technical support Introduction • FortiGate Log Message Reference Available exclusively from the Fortinet Knowledge Center, the FortiGate Log Message Reference describes the structure of FortiGate log messages and provides information about the log messages that are generated by FortiGate units. • FortiGate High Availability User Guide Contains in-depth information about the high availability feature and the clustering protocol. • FortiGate IPS User Guide Describes how to
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Installing Environmental specifications Installing This chapter describes installing your FortiGate unit in your server room, environmental specifications and how to mount the FortiGate in a rack if applicable. This chapter contains the following topics: • Environmental specifications • Cautions and warnings • Plugging in the FortiGate • Plugging in the FortiGate • Turning off the FortiGate unit Environmental specifications • Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) If you install the Fo
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Cautions and warnings Installing • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The equipment compliance with FCC radiation exposure limit set forth for uncontrolled Environment. Cautions and warnings Review the following cautions before installing your FortiGate unit. Caution: Risk of Explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used ! batteri
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Installing Cautions and warnings Mounting If required to fit into a rack unit, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the FortiGate unit. The FortiGate unit can be placed on any flat surface, or mounted in a standard 19- inch rack unit. When placing the FortiGate unit on any flat, stable surface, ensure the unit has at least 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) of clearance on each side to ensure adequate airflow for cooling. For rack mounting, use the mounting brackets and screws included with the Forti
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Plugging in the FortiGate Installing Figure 2: Mounting in a rack Plugging in the FortiGate Use the following steps to connect the power supply to the FortiGate unit. To power on the FortiGate unit 1 Ensure the power switch, located at the back of the FortiGate unit is in the off position, indicated by the “O”. 2 Connect the power cord at the back of the FotiGate unit. 3 Connect the power cable to a power outlet. 4 Set the power switch on the back left of the FortiGate to the on position indica
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Configuring NAT vs. Transparent mode Configuring This section provides an overview of the operating modes of the FortiGate unit, NAT/Route and Transparent, and how to configure the FortiGate unit for each mode. There are two ways you can configure the FortiGate unit, using the web-based manager or the command line interface (CLI). This section will step through using both methods. Use whichever you are most comfortable with. This section includes the following topics: • NAT vs. Transparent
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Connecting to the FortiGate unit Configuring Transparent mode In Transparent mode, the FortiGate unit is invisible to the network. Similar to a network bridge, all FortiGate interfaces must be on the same subnet. You only have to configure a management IP address to make configuration changes. The management IP address is also used for antivirus and attack definition updates. Figure 2: FortiGate unit in Transparent mode 10.10.10.1 Management IP Internal Network Gateway to public network 204.2
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Configuring Connecting to the FortiGate unit To support a secure HTTPS authentication method, the FortiGate unit ships with a self-signed security certificate, which is offered to remote clients whenever they initiate a HTTPS connection to the FortiGate unit. When you connect, the FortiGate unit displays two security warnings in a browser. The first warning prompts you to accept and optionally install the FortiGate unit’s self-signed security certificate. If you do not accept the certificat
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Configuring NAT mode Configuring Configuring NAT mode Configuring NAT mode involves defining interface addresses and default routes, and simple firewall policies. You can use the web-based manager or the CLI to configure the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode. Using the web-based manager After connecting to the web-based manager, you can use the following procedures to complete the basic configuration of the FortiGate unit. Ensure you read the section “Connecting to the web-based manager” on p
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Configuring Configuring NAT mode Initial PADT Timeout Initial PPPoE Active Discovery Terminate (PADT) timeout in seconds. Use this timeout to shut down the PPPoE session if it is idle for this number of seconds. Your ISP must support PADT. To disable the PADT timeout, set the value to 0. Distance Enter the administrative distance, between 1 and 255 for the default gateway retrieved from the DHCP server. The administrative distance specifies the relative priority of a route when there are m
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Configuring NAT mode Configuring For an initial configuration, you must edit the factory configured static default route to specify a different default gateway for the FortiGate unit. This will enable the flow of data through the FortiGate unit. For details on adding additional static routes, see the FortiGate Administration Guide. To modify the default gateway 1 Go to Router > Static. 2 Select Edit for the default route 3 In the Gateway field, type the IP address of the next-hop router where
