FortiGate
FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
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Article Id 228046
Description

This article explains how to connect to a different FortiGate Cloud region if the activation dropdown only shows 'US'.

Scope FortiGate.
Solution

If a FortiGate has never connected to the Europe or Global FortiGate Cloud regions and FortiGuard update-server-location is set to US, only the US FortiGate Cloud region/domain will show in FortiGate Cloud activation GUI.

The Europe and Global options are not visible while trying to change the region under 'FortiGuard -> FortiGate Cloud -> Activate'.

 

US only.png

 

To change the region to Global in the FortiGate CLI, run the following:

 

execute  fortiguard-log login <email> <password> GLOBAL

 

If it is necessary to change the FortiGate update-server location, change it to automatic:

 

config system fortiguard
    set update-server-location automatic
end

After connecting to a different FortiGate Cloud region once, all three regions show as options in GUI Activate FortiGate Cloud.

Three FGC regions.png

 

Additional troubleshooting steps

If setting 'update-server-location automatic' does not help, run the following: 

 

config system central-management

    set type fortiguard 

end 

 

diag fdsm contract-controller-update

diag debug app fgfmd -1

diag debug enable

fnsysctl killall fgfmd