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Network configuration Configuring interfaces

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Viewing the interface list

To view the interface list

1 Go to System > Network > Interface.

The interface list is displayed. The interface list shows the following status information

for all the FortiGate interfaces and VLAN subinterfaces:

• The name of the interface

• The IP address of the interface

• The netmask of the interface

• The zone that the interface has been added to

• The administrative access configuration for the interface

See “Controlling administrative access to an interface” on page 143 for information

about administrative access options.

• The administrative status for the interface

If the administrative status is a green arrow, the interface is up and can accept

network traffic. If the administrative status is a red arrow, the interface is

administratively down and cannot accept traffic. To change the administrative

status, see “Changing the administrative status of an interface” on page 139.

Changing the administrative status of an interface

You can use the following procedures to start an interface that is administratively

down and stop and interface that is administratively up.

To start up an interface that is administratively down

1 Go to System > Network > Interface.

The interface list is displayed.

2 Select Bring Up for the interface that you want to start.

To stop an interface that is administratively up

1 From the FortiGate CLI, enter the command:

set system interface <intf_str> config status down

You can only stop an interface that is administratively up from the FortiGate command

line interface (CLI).

Adding an interface to a zone

If you have added zones to the FortiGate unit, you can use the following procedure to

add an interface or VLAN subinterface to a zone.

You must delete any firewall addresses added to an interface or VLAN subinterface

before adding the interface or VLAN subinterface to a zone. For information about

deleting addresses, see “Deleting addresses” on page 199.

When you add an interface or VLAN subinterface to a zone, you cannot add firewall

addresses to the interface or VLAN subinterface and the interface or VLAN

subinterface does not appear on the policy grid.

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