Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • About FortiBridge
  • About this document
  • Fortinet documentation
    • Fortinet tools and documentation CD
    • Fortinet Knowledge Center
    • Comments on Fortinet technical documentation
  • Customer service and technical support
• FortiBridge operating principles
  • Example FortiBridge application
    • Connecting the FortiBridge unit
      • Connecting the FortiBridge-1000 (copper gigabit ethernet)
      • Connecting the FortiBridge-1000F (fiber gigabit ethernet)
  • Normal mode operation
    • How the FortiBridge unit monitors the FortiGate unit
    • Probes and FortiGate firewall policies
    • Enabling probes to detect FortiGate hardware failure
    • Enabling probes to detect FortiGate software failure
    • Probe interval and probe threshold
  • Bypass mode operation
  • FortiBridge power failure
  • Example FortiGate HA cluster FortiBridge application
    • Connecting the FortiBridge-1000 (copper gigabit ethernet)
    • Connecting the FortiBridge-1000F (fiber gigabit ethernet)
  • Example configuration with other FortiGate interfaces
• Setting up FortiBridge units
  • FortiBridge unit basic information
    • FortiBridge-1000 Package contents
    • FortiBridge-1000F Package contents
    • Mounting instructions
    • Technical specifications
    • LED indicators
    • Connectors
    • Factory default configuration
  • Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge unit
    • Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000 unit
    • Connecting and turning on the FortiBridge-1000F unit
  • Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)
    • Connecting to the FortiBridge console
    • Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using Telnet
  • Completing the basic FortiBridge configuration
    • Adding an administrator password
    • Changing the management IP address
    • Changing DNS server IP addresses
    • Adding static routes
    • Allowing management access to the EXT 1 interface
    • Changing the system time and date
    • Adding administrator accounts
  • Resetting to the factory default configuration
  • Installing FortiBridge unit firmware
    • Upgrading to a new firmware version
    • Reverting to a previous firmware version
    • Installing firmware from a system reboot
• Configuration and operating procedures
  • Example network settings
  • Configuring FortiBridge probes
    • Probe settings
    • Enabling probes
    • Verifying that probes are functioning
    • Tuning the failure threshold and probe interval
  • Configuring FortiBridge alerts
    • FortiBridge alert email
    • FortiBridge syslog
    • FortiBridge SNMP
  • Recovering from a FortiGate failure
  • Manually switching between FortiBridge operating modes
  • Backing up and restoring the FortiBridge configuration
• Using the CLI
  • CLI basics
  • Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using SSH or Telnet
    • Setting administrative access for SSH or Telnet
      • Other access methods
    • Connecting to the FortiBridge CLI using SSH
• config CLI commands
  • alertemail setting
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Examples
    • Related Commands
  • log syslogd setting
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • probe probe_list {ping | http | ftp | pop3 | smtp | imap}
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • probe setting
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • system accprofile
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • system admin
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • system console
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • system dns
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • get system status
    • Command syntax pattern
  • system fail_close
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • system global
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • system interface {internal | external}
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • system manageip
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
    • Related Commands
  • system route
    • Command syntax pattern
    • Example
  • system snmp community
    • Command syntax pattern
    • config hosts
      • Command syntax pattern
      • Example
• execute CLI commands
  • backup
    • Command syntax
    • Example
  • date
    • Command syntax
    • Example
  • factoryreset
    • Command syntax
  • ping
    • Command syntax
    • Example
  • reboot
    • Command syntax
  • restore
    • Command syntax
    • Example
  • switch-mode
    • Command syntax
  • time
    • Command syntax
    • Example
• Index