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  • Page 1 FortiGate-300C QuickStart Guide...
  • Page 2 01-430-149396-20110711 © Copyright 2011 Fortinet, Inc. All Rights reserved. Contents and terms are subject to change by Fortinet without prior notice. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Fortinet, Inc., as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Package Contents 2 Installation 3 Installing FortiExplorer 4 Device Configuration 5 Interface Description 6 LED Description 7 Register Your Product 8 Cautions and Warnings 9 Product License Agreement...

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    1. Package Contents Thank you for purchasing the FortiGate-300C. The FortiGate-300 delivers wire-speed performance, integrated threat management and flexibility at an affordable price. Fortinet’s technologies provide outstanding firewall throughput, enabling you to protect your applications and network without affecting performance.

  • Page 5: Installation

    2. Installation Ensure the FortiGate unit is placed on a stable surface prior to desk or rack-mount installation. Desktop Installation: 1 Using the supplied AC power cable, plug the cable into the rear of the switch and into a wall outlet. 2 Ensure the unit has adequate ventilation (minimum 15cm/6in) on all sides.

  • Page 6: Installing Fortiexplorer

    FortiExplorer is a software tool you can use to configure your FortiGate unit. You can use it to configure your admin password, network settings and to register your unit with Fortinet. You can also access the web-based manager and the command line interface (CLI).

  • Page 7: Device Configuration

    2 Set your administrator password. 3 Follow the remaining steps in the Wizard to set up your device. 4 Register your device with Fortinet. 5 Click Finish to save your settings to the unit. 6 Do one of the following: Click Save Summary to save your configuration information as a text file.

  • Page 8: Interface Description

    5. Interface Description STATUS ALARM POWER 9/10 CONSOLE USB MGMT FortiASIC Powered Interface Protocol Description Default IP Address Ports 1-8 Gigabit 8 FortiASIC™-powered switch Ethernet ports. Ports 9-10 Gigabit 2 gigabit Ethernet ports. Ethernet Console RS-232 Optional serial connection to the Management Computer.

  • Page 9: Led Description

    6. LED Description STATUS ALARM POWER 9/10 CONSOLE USB MGMT FortiASIC Powered State Description Green The unit is operating normally. Status The unit is operating in diagnostic mode. Green The unit is indicating a fault. Alarm The unit is operating normally. Green The unit is operating in HA mode.

  • Page 10: Register Your Product

    If you did not register your product using the FortiExplorer wizard, please register your product now. Register Register your Fortinet product in order to receive: • Technical Support • New product features • Protection from new threats Enregistrer Vous devez enregistrer le produit pour recevoir: •...

  • Page 11: Cautions And Warnings

    Your Fortinet product complies with either FCC Class A or FCC Class B rules. The Fortinet product has been tested and found to comply with part FCC Class A, Part 15, UL/CUL, C Tick, CE and VCCI. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 12: Product License Agreement

    Product registration on Fortinet’s Support Website or ninety (90) days from the date that the Product was originally shipped from Fortinet’s facilities. It is the Fortinet distributor’s and reseller’s responsibility to make clear to the end user the date the product was originally shipped from Fortinet, and it is the end user’s responsibility to understand the original ship date from the party from which the end user purchased the product.
  • Page 13 Agreement which may be amended or updated as expressly provided in the lead-in above Section 1 above, for any amendment or other agreement to be binding on Fortinet, such amendment or other agreement must be signed by Fortinet’s General Counsel. No waiver will be implied from conduct or failure to enforce rights nor effective unless in a writing signed on behalf of the party against whom the waiver is asserted.
  • Page 14 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
  • Page 15 However, linking a “work that uses the Library” with the Library creates an executable that is a derivative of the Library (because it contains portions of the Library), rather than a “work that uses the library”. The executable is therefore covered by this License. Section 6 states terms for distribution of such executables. When a “work that uses the Library”...

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