Technical Tip: FortiGate Getting Started - Configure Interfaces and Print Article

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Description

This article provides an example of configuring an interface and policies on a FortiGate.

Solution

Basic Topology.

Configuring interfaces.

- To edit the Internet-facing interface (in the example, WAN1), go to Network -> Interfaces.
- Set Role to WAN.

To determine which Addressing mode.

- If the ISP provides an IP address, set Addressing mode to Manual and set the
IP/Network Mask to that IP address.
- If the ISP equipment uses DHCP/PPOE, set Addressing mode to DHCP/PPOE to allow the
equipment to assign an IP address to WAN1.

Edit the LAN interface, which is called internal on some FortiGate models.

Set Role to LAN.

Set Addressing mode to Manual and set the IP/Network Mask to the private IP address to
use for the FortiGate.

<Optional> to assign IP addresses to devices on the internal network, enable DHCP Server.


Adding a default route.

- Go to Network -> Select Static Routes, select 'Create New' to create a static route
- Set Gateway to the IP address provided by your ISP and Interface to the Internet-facing
interface.


Creating a policy.

- To create a new policy, go to Policy & Objects -> IPv4 Policy.

Now, Browse the Internet using the PC on the internal network.

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Last Modified Date: 03-17-2021 Document ID: FD51775