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HafiUrRaza
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July 7, 2026
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FortiGate 70G Firewall License

  • July 7, 2026
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Can anyone confirm me if FortiGate 70G Firewall requires a separate license to operate or does the product comes with a base license when purchased new.

Best answer by sjoshi

Hi ​@HafiUrRaza 

 

FortiGate 70G firewall does not require a separate license to operate as a basic firewall, but it does require a license for advanced security features and firmware upgrades.

FortiGuard Security Services: Features like Intrusion Prevention (IPS), AntiVirus, Web Filtering, and Advanced Malware Protection require a paid subscription license. Without these, the services will show as "Not Licensed" in the GUI.
Firmware Upgrades: Starting from FortiOS v7.4.2, an active and valid support contract (license) is required to perform firmware upgrades. An inactive license will prevent upgrades.
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/new-features/107956/prevent-firmware-upgrade-depending-on-the-current-firmware-licenses-expiration-date-7-4-2

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Steve-A
Steve-A
Visitor III
July 7, 2026

It depends what you want to do with it but typically you would purchase at least a basic support license to grant you access to firmware updates. If you purchase a new one without a support contract I think you get a small amount of time for firmware updates, maybe 30 to 90 days.

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HafiUrRazaAuthor
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July 7, 2026

Thank you for clarification, can you please tell me if no license is acquired, I will be able to use the product but won’t be getting any firmware updates?

Steve-A
Steve-A
Visitor III
July 7, 2026

This is definitely true for the F series models as I have one in my lab that isn’t licenced and stuck on old firmware. Not sure if they changed this for the G series as not come across that scenarios. I did noticed on the G series, during setup you have to enter your fortinet account to register the firewall to the portal, this seems to be required before you can fully configure the firewall.

sjoshi
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sjoshiAnswer
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July 7, 2026

Hi ​@HafiUrRaza 

 

FortiGate 70G firewall does not require a separate license to operate as a basic firewall, but it does require a license for advanced security features and firmware upgrades.

FortiGuard Security Services: Features like Intrusion Prevention (IPS), AntiVirus, Web Filtering, and Advanced Malware Protection require a paid subscription license. Without these, the services will show as "Not Licensed" in the GUI.
Firmware Upgrades: Starting from FortiOS v7.4.2, an active and valid support contract (license) is required to perform firmware upgrades. An inactive license will prevent upgrades.
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/new-features/107956/prevent-firmware-upgrade-depending-on-the-current-firmware-licenses-expiration-date-7-4-2

Thanks, Salon
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HafiUrRazaAuthor
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July 7, 2026

Thanks for the clarification.

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