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Transparent mode installation Transparent mode configuration examples
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To connect to the FDN, you would typically enter a single default route to the external
network. However, to provide an extra degree of security, you could enter static routes
to a specific FortiResponse server in addition to a default route to the external
network. If the static route becomes unavailable (perhaps because the IP address of
the FortiResponse server changes) the FortiGate unit will still be able to receive
antivirus and NIDS updates from the FDN using the default route.
Figure 10: Static route to an external destination
General configuration steps
1 Set the FortiGate unit to operate in Transparent mode.
2 Configure the Management IP address and Netmask of the FortiGate unit.
3 Configure the static route to the FortiResponse server.
4 Configure the default route to the external network.
Note: This is an example configuration only. To configure a static route, you require a
destination IP address.