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NAT/Route mode installation Connecting the FortiGate unit to your networks

FortiGate-50A Installation and Configuration Guide 37

6 Optionally, set the secondary DNS server IP addresses. Enter

set system dns secondary <IP address>

Example

set system dns secondary 293.44.75.22

7 Set the default route to the Default Gateway IP address (not required for DHCP and

PPPoE).

set system route number <route_no> dst 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 gw1

<gateway_ip>

Example

set system route number 0 dst 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 gw1 204.23.1.2

Figure 5: FortiGate-50A network connections

Connecting the FortiGate unit to your networks

When you have completed the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit

between your internal network and the Internet.

There are two 10/100 BaseTX connectors on the FortiGate-50A:

• Internal for connecting to your internal network,

• External for connecting to the Internet.

Internet

Internal

External

FortiGate-50A

Internal Network

Hub, Switch

or Router

Management

Computer

Public Switch

or Router

INTERNAL EXTERNAL

LINK 100 LINK 100

PWR

STATUS

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