Step 5: Complete product registration, licensing, and upgrades
Your new FortiADC appliance comes with a factory image of the operating system (firmware). However, if a new version has been released since factory imaging, you might want to install the newer firmware before continuing the system configuration.
Before you begin:
- Register—Registration is required to log into the Fortinet Customer Service & Support site and download firmware upgrade files. For details, go to http://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=12071.
- Check the installed firmware version—Go to the dashboard. See Step 5: Complete product registration, licensing, and upgrades.
- Check for upgrades—Major releases include new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Patch releases can include enhancements and bug fixes.
- Download the release notes at http://docs.fortinet.com/fortiadc-d-series/.
- Download firmware upgrades at https://support.fortinet.com/.
To upgrade your license:
- Go to the System > FortiGuard.
- Under Status, click Upgrade License to upload or locate the license file.
To upgrade your firmware:
- Go to the System > FortiGuard.
- On the Maintenance tab, navigate to the Firmware section.
- Click Upgrade Firmware.
For detailed information, refer to the online help or see Updating firmware.
Validating a VM license with no internet connection
If a FortiADC-VM is in a standalone environment with no Internet connection, it will not be able to connect to the FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) to validate its license. To validate the license of a standalone FortiADC-VM with no Internet connection, you must configure the FortiADC-VM to send the license request to a proxy server that is connected to the Internet. The proxy server will then send the license request to the FDN and return the license status to the FortiADC-VM.
Before you begin, you must:
- Have a proxy server connected to the Internet.
- Have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To configure a proxy server to validate a FortiADC-VM license:
- Go to System > FortiGuard.
- Under the Update Schedule pane, find the edit function (pencil icon) on the top right.
- Go into the window enable Tunneling status.
- Complete the configuration as described in the table below.
- Click Save.
| Settings | Guidelines |
| Tunneling address | Enter the IP address of the proxy server. |
| Tunneling port | Enter the port of the proxy server. |
| Tunneling username | If access control is enabled on the proxy server, enter the proxy server's username. |
| Tunneling password | If access control is enabled on the proxy server, enter the proxy server's password. |
You can also configure the FortiADC-VM to communicate with the proxy server using the CLI. For more information, see the CLI Reference: