Naming Rules and Restrictions

The following are the specific rules that are obeyed by the FortiGate.

Duplicate Name Issues:

• A VLAN cannot have the same name as a physical interface.

• An Address must not have the same name as an Address Group.

• An Address or Address Group must not have the same name as a Virtual IP Address.

• A Service cannot have the same name as a Service Group.

• A VLAN must not have the same name as a VDOM.

• A VLAN or VDOM must not have the same name as a Zone.


	Try to make each firewall object name as unique as possible so that it cannot be confused with another object.