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FortiGate Registration | License & firmware upgrade | First-time login FortiGate |Fortinet Firewall

 Today I will
explain to you how to log in to the Fortinet firewall first time & device
registration, license activations & firmware upgrades on the Forti cloud
portal.

 

Below are the targets
to explain, you can jump to the required one.


 

  • ·      
    Default
    management IP & How to login
  • ·      
    Check
    the default FortiOS version
  • ·      
    Register
    New FortiGate on the portal (Forti cloud)
  • ·      
    Download
    & upload recommended version & license file
  • ·      
    Setup
    configuration to connect with the internet
  • ·      
    Management
    IP configurations

After
installation & power up the FortiGate firewall first login through the management
port, default management IP is 192.168.1.99

 

Connect the LAN
UTP cable on the firewall MGMT port & your laptop then assign the above
subnet IP to the laptop ethernet adapter i-e 192.168.1.100

 

Screenshot of
FortiGate MGMT port




Connect LAN UTP
Cable on MGMT port of firewall & other on Laptop LAN port




Now open the browser
& put the firewall default IP then enter as below



Remember that the
default username is admin & no password just enter



For the first
time set the password & click ok it will log out automatically then log in
with admin & your new password.


It will show the below
prompt just click on Later then click ok



The Main GUI
Dashboard interface will be open, Here the important points that need to check are
the firmware version in our case v6.4.6, and the serial number.




As to download
the latest firmware version go to the Forti Cloud Fortinet support website  https://support.fortinet.com/

 

If you are
already registered then click on login & put username & password. But
if this is the first time then first need to register with your company email
address & details.




As I am not a registered
user let’s register first with my company email id

Click
on Register and enter your email address



Enter mentioned Captcha
& click on Get email verification code, you will receive one code in your email
à click on Next




Fill in all the
required options & select your company then click on submit



Finally, log in with
your email ID



 


Now the very
important point is FortiGate recommended upgrade path, Click on Support then
Firmware download




Choose FortiGate
from select Product, and click on upgrade path & current product in my case
is FortiGate-101F,
the
current FortiOS version is 6.4.6 we checked in the above steps, and I
will upgrade to 7.2.5.
you can select as per your requirements.

 

Then Click on Go




Below is the
recommended path first you need to download 6.4.9 as 6.4.6 is our current version.

Download &
upgrade one by one from top to bottom sequence.




Now let’s
download all the above versions 6.4.9,6.4.11,7.0.12,7.2.5

 

 

Click on Download
then v6.00 then click on 6.4





Then click on
6.4.9




Now select the FortiGate
model in my case is 101F and click on HTTPS Checksum, downloading will be start



 



The same
processes for the remaining versions as well

 

 

After downloading
all recommended versions start the upgrade

 

Let’s Start
Upgrade:



Click System–à firmware –à Browse  
and upload version




Upload
version v6-build1966




Click on backup
config and upgrade it will download the backup of the configuration then click
on continue & it will start rebooting automatically.






After rebooting
the same GUI page will display click on later then ok




Now check the
version has been upgraded to 6.4.9




Follow the same
steps for the remaining firmware version also. Now let’s activate the license.

 

 

FortiGate
License activation:

 

Click on services
then asset management



 


Now click on the
Product list and put the serial number of FortiGate as we checked in the first
step

 

In my case, this
firewall will be used in the government department, you can choose as per
requirement and click on next




Now write the
Forti Cloud Key that will you get a label/sticker on the hardware.

The product
description just gives a name, and support contract you will get from
Distributer or Fortinet partner from where you bought this Firewall like the contract
registration code.

 

 Search your company name in the Fortinet
partner option & select then next & wait




Cloud Key on the sticker




So, check below
license features and confirm




Device
registration completed & license is ready to download



Download the license,
and click on get the license file. It will download automatically




Now upload this
license file to FortiGate firewall & activate

 

Click on system à FortiGuardàupload license fileà apply



License
registered



Note: As in the
latest version no need to connect to the internet but for the proper license
activation & registration connect the FortiGate firewall to the internet
once.

 

In the Next
section, I will explain how to connect the FortiGate firewall to the internet
& activate all licenses.



Interview
Questions:

 

  • ·      
    Is
    device registration required for the FortiGate firewall?
  • ·      
    On
    which portal need to register the FortiGate firewall?
  • ·      
    Which
    details are required to download the license for the FortiGate firewall?
  • ·      
    What
    is the default management IP Address of the Fortinet firewall?
  • ·      
    From
    where you will get FortiGate Cloud key?

 

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