Download and Launch Fortigate Virtual Machine in VMWare WorkStation

Please download VM start with FGT and not start with FOS. FOS-VMs are meant to work only in closed environments without Internet access. FOS-VMs license validation process is exclusively taken care of by the FortiMeter module of FortiManager, not by FortiGuard. Upon instantiation, a FOS-VM is provided with a permanent Serial Number. The FOS-VM license status is “Valid”, and is set with a “FortiMeter grace period” value of 1 hour. (From: FOS-VM License management, validation, and troubleshooting)

FOS-VMs can get a evaluated license from your FortiCloud account. It will show in your FortiCloud account’s Asset management product list page:

Launch VM into VMWare Workstation

Unzip download zip file:  e.g. FGT_VM64-v7.0.3-build0237-FORTINET.out.ovf.zip

You will get 2 VMDK disk files and 6 different OVF files. To import it into your VMWare Workstation, just double click one of ovf file then the import wizard will show up. 

Configuration Port 1 (Mgmt) Interface

After VM complete loaded, it might need to reboot it once then you will be prompted to login:
Default username : admin

config system interface
edit ?

show system interface ?

config system interface
edit port1
set mode static
set ip 192.168.2.18 255.255.255.0
append allowaccess http
end

Optional : Set up default gateway for Internet traffic:

config router static
edit 1
set device port1
set gateway 192.168.2.1
end

Config Fortigate WAN, LAN & DMZ Interfaces

WAN

LAN and DMZ

Configure Firewall Rule

Basic rule is from LAN to WAN for Internet traffic. 

License Reset for Evaluation

1. Backup configuration file

2. reset system except interface and route

execute factoryreset2

3. remove first four lines from backed up configuration file

4.  after you logged in using default username admin and empty password, you will see your evaluation license got reset for another 14 days. 

5. Yon can restore your configuration file after you deleted first four lines from it. 

Videos

Download and Deploy Fortigate Firewall into VMWare Workstation Lab

Step by Step Guide to Deploy Fortigate VM with Trial License in Azure

Deploy Fortigate Firewall VM Using Azure Marketplace and From A VHD File with VM Size (1vCPU,1G RAM)

Fortinet Fortigate Next-Generation Firewall VM Test Drive in Azure

References

• FortiGate Private Cloud
• Hardening your FortiGate
• FortiGate / FortiOS 7.0.0 Best Practices
• FortiGate / FortiOS
• Single FortiGate-VM Deployment
• Launching FortiGate on Azure
• GitHub FortiGate Azure templates.
• FortiGate Azure datasheet.
• Tehnical Tip: Installing and configuring FortiGate Autoscale for Azure.
• Technical Tip: Resizing an Azure FortiGate VM instance
• Upload VHD
• Deployment Guide
• Datasheet – FortiGate Next Generation Firewall for Azure
• FortiOS Handbook
• ARM and Terraform template on GitHub
• Register your license