Fortinet fortigate-5001a Betriebsanweisung

In Transparent mode, the FortiGate-5001A security system is invisible to the 
network. All of the FortiGate-5001A interfaces are connected to different 
segments of the same network. In Transparent mode you only have to configure a 
management IP address so that you can connect to the FortiGate-5001A security 
system to make configuration changes and so the FortiGate-5001A security 
system can connect to external services such as the FortiGuard Distribution 
Network (FDN).

You would typically deploy a FortiGate-5001A security system in Transparent 
mode on a private network behind an existing firewall or behind a router. In the 
default Transparent mode configuration, the FortiGate-5001A security system 
functions as a firewall. No traffic can pass through the FortiGate-5001A security 
system until you add firewall policies.

192.168.1.99
Management IP

204.23.1.2

Gateway to 
public
network

192.168.1.1

port1

port2

Transparent mode policies 

controlling traffic between 

internal and external 

networks.

FortiGate-5001A board
in Transparent mode

Internet

 

Internal Network