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FortiBridge Version 3.0 Administration Guide
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Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge unit Setting up FortiBridge units
To connect and turn on the FortiBridge-1000 unit
1 Connect the FortiBridge-1000 INT 2 interface to the FortiGate unit internal
interface.
2 Connect the FortiBridge-1000 EXT 2 interface to the FortiGate unit external
interface.
3 Connect the FortiBridge-1000 INT 1 interface to the internal network.
4 Connect the FortiBridge-1000 EXT 1 interface to the external network.
5 Turn on the FortiGate unit and any network equipment that was turned off.
6 Connect the AC adapter to the power connection at the back of the
FortiBridge-1000 unit and to a power outlet.
The FortiBridge-1000 unit starts. The PWR and Bypass Mode LEDs turn on. After
a short time, the FortiBridge unit switches to Normal mode. The Bypass LED goes
out and the Normal LED turns on.
If the FortiGate unit and connected network components are turned on the
FortiBridge-1000 INT 1, INT 2, EXT 1, and EXT 2 LEDs are also on.
Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000F unit
The FortiBridge-1000F unit contains 4 multimode fiber optic gigabit interfaces that
connect to the internal and external networks and to the FortiGate interfaces that
were connected to these networks. Use the following steps to connect a
FortiBridge-1000F unit to the network as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12: Connecting the FortiBridge-1000F unit
To connect and turn on the FortiBridge-1000F unit
1 Connect the FortiBridge-1000F INT 2 interface to the FortiGate internal interface.
2 Connect the FortiGate external interface to the FortiBridge-1000F EXT 2 interface.
Note: This procedure describes how to connect a FortiBridge-1000F unit to provide fail
open protection for network traffic passing between FortiGate unit internal and external
interfaces. If the FortiBridge-1000F unit provides fail open protection for traffic between
different FortiGate interfaces, you can use the same procedure but substitute FortiGate
interface names as required.
EXT 2INT 2
DC+5V
PWR
CONSOLE
MODEM
TO FORTIGATE
EXT 1
MANAGEMENT
INT 1
Router
INT 1
INT 2
EXT 1
EXT 2
Internal
Gigabit
Fiber
Gigabit
Fiber
Gigabit
Fiber
Gigabit
Fiber
External
(Transparent mode)
Internal network
Internet
Switch
Switch
Gigabit Fiber connection to FortiGate External interface
Power cable connects to power supply
Gigabit Fiber connection to FortiGate Internal interface
Gigabit Fiber connection to Internal network
Gigabit Fiber connection to External network
Optional Gigabit Fiber connection
for out of band management
Optional RJ-45 serial cable connects to management computer