Front panel connectors
You connect the FortiGate-6000F to your 25 Gbps or 10 Gbps networks using the 1 to 24 SFP28 front panel interfaces. You can also connect the FortiGate-6000F to your 100 Gbps or 40 Gbps networks using the 25 to 28 front panel QSFP28 interfaces. The front panel also includes 10 GigE SPF+ HA heartbeat interfaces (HA1 and HA2), two Ethernet 10/100/1000 copper management interfaces (MGMT1 and MGMT2), a 10 GigE SPF+ management interface (MGMT3), an RS-232 serial console port, and a USB port. The USB port can be used with any USB key for backing up and restoring configuration files.
| Connector | Type | Speed | Protocol | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 24 | SFP28 | 1/10/25Gbps | Ethernet | 1/10/25GigE connection using SFP28 or SPF+ transceivers. For traffic interfaces. |
| 25 to 28 | QSFP28 | 40/100Gbps | Ethernet | 40/100GigE connections using QSFP28 or QSFP+ transceivers. For traffic interfaces. |
| MGMT1 MGMT2 | RJ-45 | 10/100/1000Mbps | Ethernet | 10/100/1000BASE-T copper connections for out of band management or system administration. |
| MGMT3 | SFP+ | 1/10Gbps | Ethernet | 1/10GigE connection using an SFP+ or SFP transceiver. For out of band management or system administration. |
| HA1 HA2 | SFP+ | 1/10Gbps | Ethernet | 1/10GigE connection using SFP+ or SFP transceivers. For HA heartbeat and synchronization. 1GigE not recommended. |
| CONSOLE | RJ-45 | 9600bps data bits: 8 parity: none stop bits: 1 flow control: none |
RS-232 | Serial interface for console access. |
| USB | USB 3.0 Type A | USB 3.0 USB 2.0 |
Standard USB connector. |