Configuring the VIP to access the remote servers

VIPs, interface IP addresses, and policies are created on the cloud FortiGate-VM to allow access to the remote servers.

To configure additional private IPs on AWS for the FortiGate VIP:

1. On the FortiGate EC2 instance, edit the Elastic Network Interface that corresponds to port2. In this example, Network Interface eth1.
2. Go to Actions > Manage IP Addresses.
3. Add two private IP address in the 10.0.2.0/24 subnet.

   These address will be used in the VIPs on the FortiGate. This ensures that traffic to these IP addresses is routed to the FortiGate by AWS.

   

4. Click Yes, Update.

To configure VIPs on the cloud FortiGate-VM:

1. Go to Policy & Objects > Virtual IPs and select the Virtual IP tab.

2. Click Create new.

3. Configure the following:

   Name	VIP-HTTP
   Interface	port2
   External IP address/range	10.0.2.20
   Map to IPv4 address/range	10.0.3.33

   

4. Click OK.

5. Create a second VIP for the FTP server with the following settings:

   Name	VIP-FTP
   Interface	port2
   External IP address/range	10.0.2.21
   Map to IPv4 address/range	10.0.3.44

   

To configure firewall policies to allow traffic from port2 to port3:

1. Go to Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy and click Create New.

2. Configure the following:

   Name	To-WebServer
   Incoming Interface	port2
   Outgoing Interface	port3
   Source	all
   Destination	VIP-HTTP
   Schedule	always
   Service	ALL
   Action	ACCEPT
   NAT	Enabled

3. Configure the remaining settings as required.

4. Click OK.

5. Create a second policy for the FTP VIP with the following settings:

   Name	To-FTP
   Incoming Interface	port2
   Outgoing Interface	port3
   Source	all
   Destination	VIP-FTP
   Schedule	always
   Service	ALL
   Action	ACCEPT
   NAT	Enabled

6. Click OK.