Type y to confirm. The firewall will reach out to the licensing authorities, validate your account status, and perform a system reboot. 7. Step 5: Verify Successful Installation
The first step in your journey is to create a free FortiCloud account. This account will be the key to activating your permanent trial license.
Fortinet permits a limited number of concurrently active trial VM nodes associated with an individual free FortiCloud user account. If you have legacy VM containers sitting inside your account inventory, log into the FortiCloud Asset Management portal and delete old, unused evaluation serial numbers. Alternatively, register using a clean FortiCloud profile.
With the VM image downloaded, you can now deploy it. The process varies slightly depending on your hypervisor, but the core concepts are the same.
execute scp admin@<your-pc-ip>:<path>/<file.lic> flash:/ execute license import flash:/<file.lic> fortigate vm license trial install
Despite the straightforward process, you may encounter some challenges. Here's how to solve them:
Log in using the admin username and the password you configured in Step 4.
Your FortiGate VM trial installation is now complete. You can begin configuring firewall policies, testing SD-WAN architectures, setting up local user authentication, and exploring the FortiOS ecosystem. To help tailor any further assistance, let me know:
Create a new virtual machine instance via your CLI or Proxmox GUI. Type y to confirm
execute vm-license-options account-id execute vm-license-options account-password execute vm-license-options status Use code with caution.
: Register for a free account at fortinet.com. Use a business email address, as free public domains (Gmail, Outlook) may face registration restrictions or delays.
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config system interface edit port1 set mode static set ip 192.168.1.99 255.255.255.0 set allowaccess ping https ssh http next end config system router edit 1 set device port1 set gateway 192.168.1.1 next end Use code with caution. Step 5: Verify Successful Installation The first step
Includes low-encryption (cipher) limits by default. High-encryption features (such as heavy SSL inspection) require a formal evaluation license from a partner.
This is the most critical step. The VM comes with a "base" license that has limited throughput and no security subscriptions. You must activate the trial to get full features.
With network access verified, you can now trigger the permanent trial activation. This can be executed through either the Graphical User Interface (GUI) or the CLI. Option A: Activation via the Web GUI (Recommended)
Verify internet access by pinging an external domain: execute ping google.com . You must receive a successful response before proceeding. Step 4: Activate the Free Trial License
Note: This step outlines the process for VMware ESXi/Workstation, which is the most common lab deployment method. The logic remains identical for Hyper-V and KVM.
Low-encryption mode by default (unless registered via a valid FortiCloud account, which unlocks standard crypto algorithms like strong AES/3DES for VPNs).