Fortinet 50A/50B - Manual

Fortinet 50A/50B

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Install Guide; Trademarks; FCC Class A Part 15 CSA/CUS
  • Page 3 – Contents
  • Page 7 – Introduction; shaping; About the FortiGate unit
  • Page 8 – Register your FortiGate unit; Register your FortiGate unit by visiting
  • Page 9 – Fortinet Family Products; FortiGuard Subscription Services; FortiGuard Subscription Services includes:; FortiClient
  • Page 10 – FortiAnalyzer; devices; FortiReporter; About this document
  • Page 11 – Document conventions
  • Page 12 – Fortinet documentation; The following
  • Page 13 – Explains how to configure a PPTP VPN using the web-based manager.; Fortinet Tools and Documentation CD; Customer service and technical support; Please visit the Fortinet Technical Support web site at
  • Page 15 – Installing the FortiGate unit; Package Contents; The FortiGate-50A package contains the following items:
  • Page 16 – The FortiGate-50B package contains the following items:
  • Page 17 – The FortiWiFi-50B package contains the following items:
  • Page 18 – Table 4: Technical Specifications; Warnings; the receiver is connected.
  • Page 19 – Mounting; Figure 5: FortiWiFi with attached mounting bracket; Powering on the FortiGate unit; The FortiGate unit does not have an on/off switch.; To power on the FortiGate unit; Connect the AC adapter to the power cable.
  • Page 20 – Power over Ethernet
  • Page 21 – Powering off the FortiGate unit; To power off the FortiGate unit; execute shutdown; Connecting to the FortiGate unit; Command line interface; popular web browser
  • Page 22 – To connect to the web-based manager; Figure 6: FortiGate login
  • Page 23 – FortiGate; Connecting to the CLI; To connect to the CLI; admin; Bits per second; Stop bits
  • Page 24 – Quick installation using factory defaults; Go to
  • Page 25 – “Next steps” on page 46
  • Page 27 – Factory defaults; This section includes the following topics:
  • Page 28 – Factory default DHCP server configuration; , HTTPS administrative access means you can
  • Page 29 – Factory default Transparent mode network configuration; Table 9; Factory default firewall configuration; FortiGate Administration Guide
  • Page 30 – Factory default protection profiles; policies
  • Page 31 – Restoring the default settings; Restoring the default settings using the web-based manager; To reset the default settings; Restoring the default settings using the CLI; To reset the default settings enter the following command:; execute factoryreset
  • Page 33 – Configuring the FortiGate unit; Planning the FortiGate configuration; “Configuring the modem for the FortiGate-50A” on page 53
  • Page 34 – NAT/Route mode with multiple external network connections; For example, you could create the following configuration:
  • Page 35 – Transparent mode
  • Page 36 – To disable ping administrative access from the web-based manager; config system interface; NAT/Route mode installation; Preparing to configure the FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode
  • Page 37 – DHCP or PPPoE configuration; to; Using the web-based manager; “Connecting to the web-based manager” on page 21; Configuring basic settings; Administrator Password:
  • Page 38 – To add/change the administrator password; To configure DNS server settings; Adding a default route; To add a default route
  • Page 39 – Verifying the web-based manager configuration; “Connecting to the CLI” on; Configuring the FortiGate unit to operate in NAT/Route mode; config system admin; To configure interfaces
  • Page 40 – Example; Confirm that the addresses are correct. Enter:; Set the primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses. Enter
  • Page 41 – Set the default route to the Default Gateway IP address. Enter:; Verify the connection; To verify the connection, try the following:
  • Page 42 – Connecting the FortiGate unit to the network(s); To connect the FortiGate unit; Configuring the networks
  • Page 43 – Transparent mode installation; Preparing to configure Transparent mode; To switch to Transparent mode using the web-based manager; Table 14: Transparent mode settings; DNS Settings
  • Page 44 – Using the command line interface; “Connecting to the CLI” on page 23; To change to Transparent mode using the CLI
  • Page 45 – Set the primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses. Enter:; config system dns; Reconnecting to the web-based manager; To connect the FortiGate unit running in Transparent mode:
  • Page 46 – Figure 11: FortiGate-50B Transparent mode connections; Next steps; Set the date and time; To set the date and time
  • Page 47 – Updating antivirus and IPS signatures; “Adding an override server” on page 49; To update antivirus definitions and IPS signatures
  • Page 48 – Updating the IPS signatures from the CLI; To update IPS signatures using the CLI; Enter the following CLI command:; Scheduling antivirus and IPS updates; To enable schedule updates from the web-based manager; To enable schedule updates from the CLI; Enter the following command:; Daily; Weekly
  • Page 49 – config system autoupdate schedule; Adding an override server; To add an override server from the web-based manager; To add an override server using the CLI
  • Page 51 – Configuring the modem interface; unit to the Internet.; Connecting a modem to the FortiGate-50A
  • Page 52 – Figure 12: Example modem interface network connection; Selecting a modem mode; The modem interface can work in one of two modes:; Redundant mode configuration
  • Page 53 – Configuring the modem for the FortiGate-50A; Table 15: CLI commands for the FortiGate-50A
  • Page 55 – config system modem; Adding a Ping Server; To add a ping server to an interface; Dead gateway detection; To modify the dead gateway detection settings
  • Page 56 – Adding firewall policies for modem connections
  • Page 57 – Using a wireless network; Setting up a wireless network; This chapter is specifically for the FortiWiFi-50B.
  • Page 58 – Figure 13: FortiWiFi-50B as an Access Point; Positioning an Access Point; for maximum coverage, rather than in a corner.; Radio Frequency interface
  • Page 59 – To avoid RF interference:; Using multiple access points; shows how positioning two; Elevator
  • Page 60 – Wireless Security
  • Page 61 – Additional security measures; To disable SSID; FortiWiFi-50B operation modes; Access Point mode
  • Page 62 – Figure 15: FortiWiFi in Access Point mode; Client mode
  • Page 63 – Changing the operating mode; To change the wireless operating mode; Setting up the FortiWiFi-50B as an Access Point; Set the DHCP settings; To configure the FortiWiFi-50B to be a DHCP server
  • Page 64 – Set the security options; To set the data security; Configure the firewall policies; To create a new wall policy for a secure Internet connection
  • Page 65 – FortiGate Firmware; Upgrading to a new firmware version; Upgrading the firmware using the web-based manager; To upgrade the firmware using the web-based manager; Copy the firmware image file to your management computer.; System Information > Firmware Version
  • Page 66 – Upgrading the firmware using the CLI; To upgrade the firmware using the CLI
  • Page 67 – get system status; Reverting to a previous firmware version
  • Page 68 – Reverting to a previous firmware version using the CLI; execute; To revert to a previous firmware version using the CLI
  • Page 70 – Installing firmware images from a system reboot using the CLI; For this procedure you:; To install firmware from a system reboot; Make sure the TFTP server is running.
  • Page 71 – execute reboot
  • Page 72 – Enter the firmware image filename and press Enter.; Restoring the previous configuration
  • Page 73 – The FortiUSB key; Backup and Restore from the FortiUSB key; To backup a FortiGate configuration using the web-based manager; Select USB Disk from the Backup configuration to list.; To restore configuration using the web-based manager; System > Maintenance > Backup and Restore; Select USB Disk from the Restore configuration from list.; To backup configuration using the CLI; Enter the following command to backup the configuration files:
  • Page 74 – To restore configuration using the CLI; This operation will replace the current firmware version!; Using the USB Auto-Install feature; To configure the USB Auto-Install using the web-based manager
  • Page 75 – config system auto-install; Additional CLI commands for the FortiUSB key; Testing a new firmware image before installing it; “Upgrading to a; To test a new firmware image
  • Page 77 – Installing and using a backup firmware image; Installing a backup firmware image
  • Page 78 – “Installing firmware images from a system reboot using the; To install a backup firmware image
  • Page 79 – The following message appears:
  • Page 81 – Index
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Page 2 - Install Guide; Trademarks; FCC Class A Part 15 CSA/CUS

FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 Install Guide FortiOS 3.0 MR431 August 200701-30004-0265-20070831 © Copyright 2007 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication including text, examples, diagrams or illustrations may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated in a...

Page 3 - Contents

Contents FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide01-30004-0265-20070831 3 Contents Contents.............................................................................................. 3 Introduction ..............................................................

Page 7 - Introduction; shaping; About the FortiGate unit

Introduction About the FortiGate unit FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide01-30004-0265-20070831 7 Introduction Welcome and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your real-time network protection. FortiGate™ Unified Threat Management System improve...

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