Fortinet dominates the enterprise firewall space, but their hardware can be loud, expensive, and hard to come by for labs. Enter the FortiGate VM (Virtual Machine) . With a 15-day trial license, you can run a full, unrestricted Enterprise Firewall on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, or AWS.
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Configure the WAN IP (Port1): By default, Port 1 is set to DHCP. If your network has a DHCP server, it should get an IP automatically. If not, you must assign one statically. fortigate vm license trial install
get system autoupdate status
# Contract status should be "Valid"
execute update-now
To verify the IP address assigned via DHCP, run: get system interface physical. 5. Activating the Free Trial License Open your web browser and go to https://. Log in with your new admin password. Upon login, you will see a "Setup" or "Licensing" screen. Select FortiGate Free Trial. FortiGate VM Trial License: The Complete Installation Guide