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. |