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KalleCloud
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August 17, 2025
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License for lab/home env

  • August 17, 2025
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I have a Fortinet device that has been decommissioned by my company. I use it at home for lab work and study, but the licenses have expired, even for firmware updates. Is it possible that there is no home lab evaluation license for those who use it outside of a professional enterprise environment? I would be willing to pay for it, but only at a reasonable cost.

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AEK
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August 17, 2025

As per my knowledge there is no evaluation license for FGT hardware appliance, even for home lab usage.

However in general for lab purpose you can use it without license. It will work with full feature except FortiGuard updates (Web rating, AV/IPS signatures, firmware update).

AEK
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