Downloading the FortiGate VM deployment package. FortiGate VM deployment packages are included with FortiGate firmware images on the Customer Service & Support site. First, see the following table to determine the appropriate VM deployment package for your VM platform. FortiGate VM Overview. Downloading firmware. To download firmware.

Here we will discuss on Fortigate (Fortigen Virtual FortiOS Apliance) Necessary downloads After download, simply extract the file and open the fortigate.vmx file in VMware. Immediately after, it will be reflected on VMware window. Do not forget to change some initial setting before you fire up the Fortigate. Do a little changes here in memory settings to optimize the hardware of your PC. Set the memory requirement 512MB. Now do some changes in Virtual Network Adapter settings as compatible to your topology. Here I made my own topology bellow and dis the post changes in VM Network Adapters.

More about Virtual Netowrk and Sharing [showhide type=”post” more_text=”show more>>>” less_text=” Port-1 >Internal Network >Subnet 192.168.0.0/24 Vmnet8 >Port-2 >Internet >Subnet 192.168.137.0/24 Now time to turn on the Fortigate VM. A cli console will come up with login prompt ( username: admin password: N/A) Now everything is ready, time to do initial configuration. Have a look at the topology once again VMnet0 >Port-1 >Internal Network >Subnet 192.168.0.0/24 Vmnet8 >Port-2 >Internet >Subnet 192.168.137.0/24 Configurations Fortigate-VM login: admin Password: Welcome!

Fortigate-VM # config system interface Fortigate-VM (interface) # edit port1 Fortigate-VM (port1) # set ip 192.168.0.30 255.255.255.0 Fortigate-VM (port2) # set allowaccess http https fgmp ssh telnet ping Fortigate-VM (port1) # end Fortigate-VM # config system interface Fortigate-VM (interface) # edit port2 Fortigate-VM (port2) # set ip 192.168.137.30 255.255.255.0 Fortigate-VM (port2) # Fortigate-VM (port2) # set allowaccess http https ping Fortigate-VM (port2) # end Fortigate-VM (port2) # Now we are finished with configuration. Time to open the Fortinet VM web console. Open the IP() is browser. A login prompt will open then, type their only username(username: admin), then login. The VM GUI console will come up then. Now time to play with Fortigate. The detailed discussions on policy, access control, NAT, load balancing on Fortigate will be posted soon.

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