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Fred_B
Fred_B
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May 25, 2018
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need help with vlan management ip address

  • May 25, 2018
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Hi, I'm new to Fortinet, I want to setup a management ip address for my default vlan but can't find how to do that and I'm not interested in using the MGMT port. In cisco it would only be a matter of creating a new vlan interface and associate an ip address and connect a cable to any ports to  access the switch.

 

thank you for helping.

 

fred.

 

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    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    May 27, 2018

    hi,

     

    and welcome to the forums.

     

    In FortiOS, that's the same way: assuming your switch is connected to the 'internal' or 'lan' port(s), create a new interface of type 'VLAN' on this physical port (GUI: Network>Interfaces, New, choose type), assign a static IP address, done.

    Now you should be able to ping any address on that VLAN from the FGT (CLI).

    To control the traffic create a policy from the VLAN interface to any other, and vice versa - policies depend on your design goals.

     

    The 'mgmt' port on some hardware models doesn't have anything to do with VLANs. It's a way to manage the FGT out-of-band.

    Fred_B
    Fred_BAuthor
    New Member
    May 30, 2018

    I got it to work, I factory reset the switch to be safe. I think the issue was because I either use space  or "-" "_" in the name and alias. 

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