Fortinet fortigate-300 Installationsanweisungen

Always shut down the FortiGate operating system properly before turning off the 
power switch. 

From the web-based manager, go to System > Maintenance > ShutDown, select 
Shut Down and select Apply, or from the CLI, enter:

execute shutdown

Turn off the power switch.

Disconnect the power cable from the power supply.

Use the following procedure to connect to the web-based manager for the first time. 
Configuration changes made with the web-based manager are effective immediately 
without resetting the firewall or interrupting service.

To connect to the web-based manager, you need:

• a computer with an ethernet connection,
• Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher,
• a crossover cable or an ethernet hub and two ethernet cables.

Set the IP address of the computer with an ethernet connection to the static IP 
address 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.

Using the crossover cable or the ethernet hub and cables, connect the internal 
interface of the FortiGate unit to the computer ethernet connection.

Start Internet Explorer and browse to the address https://192.168.1.99. (remember to 
include the “s” in https://).
The FortiGate login is displayed.

Green

The FortiGate unit is powered on.

Off

The FortiGate unit is powered off.

Amber

The correct cable is in use, and the connected equipment has 

power.

Flashing 

amber

Network activity at this interface.

Green

The interface is connected at 100 Mbps.

Off

No link established.

Note: You can use the web-based manager with recent versions of most popular web 
browsers. The web-based manager is fully supported for Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher.