Download and Launch Fortigate Virtual Machine in VMWare WorkStation

• Fortinet Firewall Fortigate-30D Basic Configuration  and NAT Set up Steps

Diagram

Download VM

You will need to create your own account for Fortinet website to continue downloading VM images.

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)

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.

VPN

A VPN connection establishes a secure connection between you and the internet. Via the VPN, all your data traffic is routed through an encrypted virtual tunnel. This disguises your IP address when you use the internet, making its location invisible to everyone. A VPN connection is also secure against external attacks. We believe every human has a right to privacy and that online privacy is becoming more and more important as society moves further into the digital age. Before choose your VPN solution, you will need to do a comprehensive, in-depth comparison or using some online website to help you out, such as VPN Check.

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