

If you are port forwarding something like HTTP/ HTTPS to a web server, or SMTP to a mail server you can skip this step.

Give the group a name > Select the outside/WAN interface > Add in the Virtual IP you created above > OK.įortiGate Port Forwarding: Fortigate Add an ‘Address’ * Note: I’m assuming if you are port forwarding you only have one public IP, (or you’ve ran out).įortiGate Port Forwarding: Create a Virtual IP Groupįrom the Virtual IP menu > Create New > Virtual IP Group. Forwarding a range of ports is much easier on a FortiGate than ‘some other’ vendors! > OK. Give it a sensible name > Set the interface to the outside/ WAN interface > External IP set to the public IP address of the firewall* > Mapped IP address, set to the internal IP address of the server you are forwarding to > Enable ‘Port forwarding’ > Select TCP or UDP > Type in the port(s) you want to forward. Policy and Objects >Virtual IPs > Create New > Virtual IP. Setup a ‘ Virtual IP’ (with port forward enabled)įortiGate Port Forwarding: Create a Virtual IP.WARNING: Port forwarding RDP from ALL / Any is a BAD IDEA (Cryptolocker anyone?) So if you must port forward RDP, then lock it down to a particular source IP like I’m about to do. Normally I’d just SSL VPN in, (but that’s what I’m setting up!) So to get onto their servers I had to setup a port forward for RDP. I was back on the tools again today setting up FortiGate Port Forwarding! This was for one of our partners that I have to do some remote work for, so I temporarily needed to get onto their servers.
