Created on 09-10-2019 08:24 AM Edited on 12-16-2021 02:22 AM By Anonymous
Description
This article describes how to create a FortiGate-BYOL in AWS.
Solution
Step 1: Go to AWS Marketplace and search for “FortiGate”. Select “Fortinet FortiGate (BYOL) Next-Generation Firewall”.
Step 11: Download the private key and import it with PuTTy.
Step 12: Once the FortiGate instance state show “running”, connect to the FortiGate via SSH by using the public IP or Public DNS name.
Step 13: For the first login to FortiGate the username will be “admin” and the password will be “instance-id”. It might be required to change the password.
Step 14: Log in to the FortiGate GUI using the new password, it will then be required to select the license file.
Step 15: It is now possible to login to the FortiGate and configure it.
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