Azure vWAN NGFW Deployment Guide

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Microsoft Azure supports virtual WAN (vWAN), and partners with third-party solution providers, such as Fortinet, to deploy network virtual appliances (NVAs) to a vWAN hub.

This document provides a brief overview of Microsoft Azure vWAN and how Fortinet FortiGate virtual machines can be used as NVAs in a vWAN hub. It also describes how to deploy Microsoft Azure vWAN and FortiGate NVAs.

Get started by reviewing the deployment overview and the summary of steps required to deploy virtual WAN on Azure.

You'll also want to review the design concepts and considerations:

• Microsoft Azure vWAN and NVA overview
• Fortinet deployment overview
• Prerequisites for Azure virtual WAN
• Order types in vWAN

Additional information

• The 4-D documentation series for Next Generation Firewall is available on the Fortinet Document Library at https://docs.fortinet.com/4d-resources/NGFW.  
• Technical Tip: Azure vWAN NGFW with Routing Intent
• Azure vWAN SD-WAN NGFW Deployment Guide

You can also learn more about Azure vWAN at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/virtual-wan-about