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FCC Class A Part 15 CSA/CUS
24 June 2008

FortiMail Unit LED Indicators

Light Icon

Description

The light flashes orange when packets are sent and received on 

the Ethernet port.

Power indicator is blue when the FortiMail is on.

The light flashes blue when reading the boot device.

Hard Disk Upper LED

Blue when the hard disk is properly inserted into the drive bay 
and the FortiMail is plugged in to a power source.

Hard Disk Lower LED

Flashes blue when reading and writing to the hard disk.

Checking the Package Contents

Connecting

Planning the Configuration

1

2

PS RST

2000A

HDD 1 (P0)

HDD 4 (P3)

HDD 2 (P1)

HDD 5 (P4)

HDD 3 (P2)

HDD 6 (P5)

DISK DRIVE LEGEND

POWER
ACTIVITY

1

2

PS RST

2000A

Ethernet Cables:

Orange - Crossover

Grey - Straight-through

Documentation

FortiMail-2000A

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Power Cable

Front

Back

Power

Connections

Q u i c k S t a r t   G u i d e

Ethernet

 Connections

DB9 Serial

Connection

Ethernet

 Connections

USB ports

for future use

LED indicators:

Power, Error, Network Access

1

2

PS RST

2000A

Null-Modem Cable

(RS-232)

HDD 1 (P0)

HDD 4 (P3)

HDD 2 (P1)

HDD 5 (P4)

HDD 3 (P2)

HDD 6 (P5)

DISK DRIVE LEGEND

POWER
ACTIVITY

Power Button

Power Supply Alarm ResetButton

6 hot-swappable

hard disks

Power connections

Straight-through Ethernet cable connects to

hub or switch on the network.

Null modem cable connects 

to serial port on management

computer.

Gateway mode

In Gateway mode, the FortiMail unit protects your email server by scanning the SMTP traffic 
for viruses and spam messages as it passes through the FortiMail unit.

You can configure your firewall or DNS server to ensure that incoming SMTP traffic goes 
through the FortiMail unit before reaching the email server. Optionally, you can configure the 
email server to use the FortiMail unit as the relay server for outgoing SMTP traffic.

The FortiMail unit integrates into your existing network with only minor changes to your 
network configuration.

Transparent mode

In Transparent mode, the FortiMail unit protects your email server by scanning the SMTP traf

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fic for viruses and spam messages as it passes through the FortiMail unit.

The FortiMail unit provides seamless integration into existing networks. You can place the 
FortiMail unit in front of the existing email server without any configuration changes to the 
existing network topology, for filtering email messages. This means that all of the FortiMail 
interfaces are on the same IP subnet and appears to other devices as a bridge. Alternatively, 
you can configure the FortiMail unit as a combination of a bridge and a router by assigning 
IP addresses to some of its interfaces. In this situation, the interfaces can be on different 
subnets.

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Insert the hard disks included in the FortiMail package into the bays of the 

 

FortiMail unit, starting in bay 1. 

Use the diagram on the front panel as a guide. 

Place the FortiMail unit on a stable surface. It requires 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) clearance 
on each side to allow for cooling.

 

For rack mounting, the FortiMail unit requires 2U of vertical space.

 

Plug the power cable into the back of the FortiMail unit, then plug the power cable into 
the power outlet.

Connect the FortiMail unit to a power outlet and to the network hub or switch.

Server mode

In Server mode, the FortiMail unit provides basic email server functionality, supporting 
WebMail, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP email protocols. In addition, the FortiMail Server provides 
antivirus, antispam, email archiving, logging and reporting services.

Connector

Type

Speed

Protocol

Description

Ports 1 to 4

RJ-45

10/100/1000 Base-T

Ethernet

Connection to the network

CONSOLE

DB-9

9600 bps

RS-232

Connection to the management computer. Provides 

access to the command line interface (CLI).

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