FortiGate-5001D Security System Guide
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FortiGate-5001D
Quick Configuration Guide
This section is a quick start guide to connecting and configuring a FortiGate-5001D
security system for your network.
Before using this chapter, your FortiGate-5000 series or compatible ATCA chassis should
be mounted and connected to your power system. In addition, your FortiGate-5001D
board should be inserted into the chassis and QSFP+ or SFP+ transceivers should be
installed. The FortiGate-5001D board should also be powered up and the front panel
LEDs should indicate that the board is functioning normally.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Registering your Fortinet product
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Planning the configuration
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Choosing the configuration tool
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Factory default settings
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Configuring NAT/Route mode
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Configuring Transparent mode
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Upgrading FortiGate-5001D firmware
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FortiGate-5001D base backplane data communication
Registering your Fortinet product
Register your Fortinet product to receive Fortinet customer services such as product
updates and customer support. You must also register your product for FortiGuard
services such as FortiGuard Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention updates and for
FortiGuard Web Filtering and AntiSpam.
Register your product by visiting
https://support.fortinet.com
.
To register, enter your contact information and the serial numbers of the Fortinet products
that you or your organization have purchased. You can register multiple Fortinet products
in a single session without re-entering your contact information.
Planning the configuration
Before beginning to configure your FortiGate-5001D security system, you need to plan
how to integrate the system into your network. Your configuration plan depends on the
operating mode that you select: NAT/Route mode (the default) or Transparent mode.
NAT/Route mode
In NAT/Route mode, the FortiGate-5001D security system is visible to the networks that it
is connected to. Each interface connected to a network must be configured with an IP
address that is valid for that network. In many configurations, in NAT/Route mode all of
the FortiGate interfaces are on different networks, and each network is on a separate
subnet.
