Attach a Cloud Network to an existing Fortigate-VM
Use the following steps to attach a Cloud Network to an existing Fortigate®-VM:
Add the Cloud Network in the Cloud Control Panel
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Log in to the Cloud Control Panel.
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In the top navigation bar, click Select a Product > Rackspace Cloud.
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Select Servers > Cloud Servers.
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Navigate to the Server Details page for your Fortigate-VM as shown in the
following image: -
In Networks and Security Groups, click Add Network and choose the
Cloud Network that you want to attach as shown in the following image: -
Click Add Network in the dialog box.
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Record the Cloud Networks IP address that displays after a few seconds.
Verify the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) (subnet mask)
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From the Cloud Control Panel, navigate to Networking > Networks.
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Find the Cloud Network that you attached previously and record its CIDR,
which is usuallyip-address/24
) as shown in the following image.
![](https://assets.docs.rackspace.com/support/how-to/cloud-networks/attach-a-cloud-network-to-an-existing-fortigate-vm/cloud_networks.png)
Set the IP address in the Fortigate-VM GUI
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Browse to your Fortigate-VM by using the virtual machine (VM) PublicNet IP
address, for examplehttp:\\104.239.141.198
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Click on Network > Interfaces to see a list of interfaces.
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Click the highest-numbered interface, which is
port3
in this example, and
click Edit. -
In the Address section, fill in the Cloud Network IP address and CIDR
that you recorded earlier and click OK as shown in the following images.
![](https://assets.docs.rackspace.com/support/how-to/cloud-networks/attach-a-cloud-network-to-an-existing-fortigate-vm/display_fgvm.png)
![](https://assets.docs.rackspace.com/support/how-to/cloud-networks/attach-a-cloud-network-to-an-existing-fortigate-vm/ipset.png)
(Optional) Backup the new configuration
Because you just changed its configuration, we recommend that you
back up the Fortigate-VM.
Updated 8 months ago