Updating your PC

After you configure the internal5 interface as the management interface on the FortiGate, you must also update settings on your PC.

Access to the FortiGate GUI is temporarily lost during this step.

To configure the management interface:

1. Locate the Ethernet cable between your PC and the FortiGate, and switch the cable from port 1 (the internal1 interface) on the FortiGate to port 5 (the MGMT (internal5) interface) on the FortiGate.

2. On your PC, update the network adapter to 172.16.0.[1-253]/255.255.255.0 with a default gateway of 172.16.0.254.

3. Use a browser to log back in to the FortiGate GUI. See also Connecting to the FortiGate GUI and logging in .