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    www.fortinet.com FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-766 02-20080606 Fo r tiGat e-500 1F A2-LEN C Security System Guide A detailed guide to the F ortiGate-500 1F A2-LENC Security System. This FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide describes FortiGate- 5001F A2-LENC hardware features, how to inst all the FortiGate-5001F A2-[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-20 080606 W arnings and cautions Only trained and qual ified personnel shou ld be allo wed to install or maintain FortiGate-5000 series equipment. Read and comply with all warning s, cautions and notices in this document. • T urning off all powe r switches may not turn of f all power to[...]

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    Contents FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-200806 06 3 Contents Warnings and cautions .............. ................ ............. ................ ................ .......... 2 FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC secu rity system ...................... 5 Front panel LEDs and connectors ............ ................ .................[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 4 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Contents Powering off the FortiGa te-5001FA2-LENC board ............................. .......... 32 For more information ... .................................... ............... 33 Fortinet documentatio n .............. ............. ................ ............. ............[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC security system FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-200806 06 5 FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC security system The FortiGate-5001 F A2-LENC security sy stem is a high-perfo rmance FortiGate security system with a tot al of 8 front p anel gigabit ethernet interf aces and two base backplane interfaces. Use th[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 6 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Front panel LEDs and connectors Fort iGate-5001F A2 -LENC security system • Mounting hardware • LED status indi cators The FortiGate -5001F A2- LENC board come s supplied with four optical or four copper SFP transce ivers. Before you can conne ct FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC in[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC security system Accele rated packet forwarding and policy enforcement FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 7 Connectors Ta b l e 2 lists and describ es the FortiGate-5001 F A2-LENC connectors. Accelerated p acket forwarding and policy enforcement FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Accelerated p acket f[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 8 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Base backplane gigabit communication FortiGate-500 1F A2-LENC security system • Session Oriented T raffic with long se ssion lifetime, such as FTP sessions. Packet size does not af fect performance for traf fic with long session lifetime. For long sessions, pr ocessing that [...]

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    Hardware installation RAM DIMMs FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-200806 06 9 Hardware inst allation Before use, the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board must be correctly inserted into an Advanced T elecommunications Computin g Architecture (ACT A) chassis such as the For tiGate-514 0, FortiGat e-5050, or FortiGate- 5020 chas s[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 10 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Installing SFP transceivers Hardware installation Figure 2: Location of FortiGat e-5001F A2-LENC RAM DIMM slot s 3 Insert each RAM DIMM perpendicula r to the RAM DIMM slots. Push the DIMM firmly into place using the minimum amou nt o f force required. When the DIMM is properl[...]

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    Hardware installation Changing FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC jumper settings FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 11 Y ou can inst all the following types of SFP transceivers for connectors 1, 2, 3, and 4: • optical SFP transc eivers • SFP 1000 Base-LX, SM module • SFP 1000 Base-SX, MM module (m ultimode) • coppe[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 12 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Changing FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC jumper settings Hardware installation Normally , because the jumper s are factor y set, you d o not have to change th em. However , if you are moving a FortiGate-5 001F A2-LENC from a For t iGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 to a FortiGate -5020 or [...]

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    Hardware installation Inserting a FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board into a chassis FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 13 T o change or verify the JP3 jumper sett ing T o complete this procedure, you need: • A FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board • A tool for moving jumpers (optional) • An electrost atic discharge (ESD[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 14 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Inserting a FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board into a chassis Hardware installation Figure 4: FortiGate-50 01F A2-LENC mou nting components Before inserting the FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC board in a chassis Before installing the Fort iGate-5001F A2-LEN C board in a chassis you should [...]

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    Hardware installation Inserting a FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board into a chassis FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 15 • A FortiGate-5000 series ch assis with an empty slot • An electrost atic discharge (ESD) preven tive wrist strap with co nnection cord 1 Attach the ESD wrist strap to your wrist an d to an ESD[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 16 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Inserting a FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board into a chassis Hardware installation 7 T urn both handles to their fully-closed positions. The handles should hook into the sides of the chassis slot. Closing the ha ndles draws the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board into place in the chas[...]

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    Hardware installation Removing a FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board from a chassis FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 17 Removing a FortiGate-5001F A2-L ENC board from a chassis The following proc edure desc ribes how to correctly us e the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC mounting components sh own in Figure 4 to remove a Fort[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 18 01-30000-76602-200806 06 T roublesh ooting Hardware installation 5 Open the left an d right handles to their fully open position s. Opening the handles slides the boar d a short dista nce out of the slot, disconnecting the board fr om the chassis backplane. The IPM LED turns blue. All other LEDs turn[...]

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    Hardware installation T r oubleshooting FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 19 Figure 5: Location of FortiGate-5001 F A2-LENC power switch If the left handle is damaged or positioned incorrectly the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board does not receive power and will not start up. Make sure the left handle is correctl y [...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 20 01-30000-76602-200806 06 T roublesh ooting Hardware installation All chassis: Firmware problem If the FortiGate-5001 F A2-LENC board powe r switch is connected and the JP3 jumper and shelf manag er are set as required, and the FortiGat e-5001F A2-LENC still does not start up, the problem coul d be wi[...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide Registering your Fortinet product FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-200806 06 21 Quick Configuration Guide This section is a quick start guide to connectin g and configuring a FortiGate- 5001F A2-LE NC security system fo r your network. Before using this chapter , your FortiGate-5000 series or co[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 22 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Planning the confi guration Quick Configuration Guide Planning the configuration Before beginning to configure your Fo rtiGate-5001F A2-LENC security system, you need to plan ho w to integrate the system into your network. Y our configuration plan depends on the op erating mo[...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide Choosing the configuratio n tool FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 23 Transparent mode In T ransparent mode, the FortiGate-5001 F A2-LENC security system is invisible to the networ k. All of the F ortiGate-50 01 F A2-LENC interfaces are connected to diff erent segment s of the same netw[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 24 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Factory default settings Quick Configuration Guide Command Line Interface (CLI) The CLI is a full-featured management tool . Use it to configur e the administra tor password, the inter face addresses, the default gateway , and the DNS server addresses. Requirement s: • The [...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide Configuring NA T/Route mode FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 25 Configuring NA T/Route mode Use Ta b l e 6 to gather the information you need to customize NA T/Route mode settings for the FortiGate-50 01F A2-LENC security system . Y ou can u s e one ta ble for each board to configure. [...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 26 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Configuring NA T/Route mode Quick Configuration Guide 3 Set the addressing mode for the interface. (See the online help for information. ) • For manual addr essing, enter th e IP address and netm ask for the inte rface that you added to T able 6 on page 25 . • For DHCP ad[...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide Configuring T ransparent mode FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 27 7 Configure the primary and secon dary DNS server IP addresses to the settings that you added to T able 6 on page 25 . config system dns set primary <dns-server_ip> set secondary <dns-server_ip> end 8 Configu[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 28 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Configuring T ransparent mode Quick Configuration Guide T o switch from NA T/Route mode to transp arent mode 1 Go to System > St atus and select the Change link beside Operation Mode: NA T . 2 Set Operation Mode to T ransparent. 3 Set the Management IP/Netmask to the set t[...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide Upgrading FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC firmware FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 29 Upgrading FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC firmware Fortinet periodically updates the For t iGate-5001F A2-LENC FortiOS firmware to include enhancement s and address issues. After you have registe red your FortiGate-[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 30 01-30000-76602-200806 06 FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC base backplane data communication Quick Configuration Guide 5 Enter the following command to copy the firmware image from the TFT P server to the FortiGate-50 01F A2-LENC board: execute restore image <name_str> <tftp_ipv4> Where <name_st[...]

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    Quick Configuration Guide FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC base backplane data communication FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 31 In a FortiG ate-5140 or FortiGat e-5050 chassis, FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC base backplane commun ication requires one or two FortiSwitch-5003 boar ds. A FortiSwitch-5003 board inst alled in ch a[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 32 01-30000-76602-200806 06 Powering off the FortiGate-5001F A2-L ENC board Quick Configuration Guide Powering off the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC board T o av oid potential hardwar e problems, always sh ut down the FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC operating syste m properly before removing the FortiGate-5001F A2-LE[...]

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    For more information Fortinet documentation FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-2008 0606 33 For more information Support for you r Fortinet produ ct is available as onlin e help from within the web-based manager, fro m the T ools and Document ation CD included with the product, on the Fortinet T echnical Document ation web[...]

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    FortiGate-5001F A2-LENC Security System Guide 01-30000-76602-200806 06 www.fortinet.com © Copyright 2008 Fortinet, Inc. All rights rese rved. No part of this publication including text, examples, diagrams or illustrations may be reproduced, transmitted, or tran slated in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, manual, optical or otherwis[...]