To add a real server from the web‑based manager go to Policy & Objects > Load Balance > Real Servers.

Select the virtual server that will send sessions to this real server.

Enter the IP address of the real server.

Enter the port number on the destination network to which the external port number is mapped.

Enter the weight value of the real server. The higher the weight value, the higher the percentage of connections the server will handle. A range of 1‑255 can be used. This option is available only if the associated virtual server’s load balance method is Weighted.

Enter the limit on the number of active connections directed to a real server. A range of 1-99999 can be used. If the maximum number of connections is reached for the real server, the FortiGate unit will automatically switch all further connection requests to another server until the connection number drops below the specified limit.

Setting Maximum Connections to 0 means that the FortiGate unit does not limit the number of connections to the real server.

Enter the HTTP header for load balancing across multiple real servers. This feature is used for load balancing HTTP host connections across multiple real servers using the host’s HTTP header to guide the connection to the correct real server, providing better load balancing for those specific connections.

Select a mode for the real server.