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Download the FortiAuthenticator-VM software

Download the FortiAuthenticator-VM software

Fortinet provides the FortiAuthenticator-VM software for 64-bit environments in two formats:

Upgrades: Download this firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.

  • FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out:

New Installations: Download for a new FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.

  • FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip

For more information see the FortiAuthenticator product datasheet available on the Fortinet web site.

MS Hyper-V deployment package contents

The FAC_VM_HV-vxxx-buildxxxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip file contains:

  • Snapshots folder:
    • Optionally, Hyper-V stores snapshots of the FortiAuthenticator-VM state here.
  • Virtual Hard Disks folder:
    • DATADRIVE.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM log disk in VHD format.
    • fac.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM system hard disk in VHD format.
  • Virtual Machines folder:
    • fortiauthenticator.xml: XML file containing virtual hardware configuration settings for Hyper-V.

FortiAuthenticator-VM firmware images in the FortiCloud FTP directory are organized by firmware version, major release, and patch release. The firmware images in the directories follow a specific naming convention and each firmware image is specific to the device model. For example, the FAC_VM-v300-build0004-FORTINET.out.ovf.zip image found in the v3.0 directory is specific to the FortiAuthenticator-VM VMware environment.

Note

You can download the FortiAuthenticator Release Notes available on the Fortinet web site.

To download the FortiAuthenticator-VM .zip package:
  1. Log into FortiCloud, select Download in the toolbar, and select Firmware Images from the dropdown list.
    The Firmware Images page opens.

  2. In the Firmware Images page, select FortiAuthenticator.
  3. On the Download tab, browse to the appropriate directory in the FTP site for the version that you would like to download.

  4. Download the hyperv.zip file and FortiAuthenticator Release Notes, and save these files to your management computer. Select the .zip file on your management computer and extract the files to a new file folder.

Download the FortiAuthenticator-VM software

Fortinet provides the FortiAuthenticator-VM software for 64-bit environments in two formats:

Upgrades: Download this firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.

  • FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out:

New Installations: Download for a new FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.

  • FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip

For more information see the FortiAuthenticator product datasheet available on the Fortinet web site.

MS Hyper-V deployment package contents

The FAC_VM_HV-vxxx-buildxxxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip file contains:

  • Snapshots folder:
    • Optionally, Hyper-V stores snapshots of the FortiAuthenticator-VM state here.
  • Virtual Hard Disks folder:
    • DATADRIVE.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM log disk in VHD format.
    • fac.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM system hard disk in VHD format.
  • Virtual Machines folder:
    • fortiauthenticator.xml: XML file containing virtual hardware configuration settings for Hyper-V.

FortiAuthenticator-VM firmware images in the FortiCloud FTP directory are organized by firmware version, major release, and patch release. The firmware images in the directories follow a specific naming convention and each firmware image is specific to the device model. For example, the FAC_VM-v300-build0004-FORTINET.out.ovf.zip image found in the v3.0 directory is specific to the FortiAuthenticator-VM VMware environment.

Note

You can download the FortiAuthenticator Release Notes available on the Fortinet web site.

To download the FortiAuthenticator-VM .zip package:
  1. Log into FortiCloud, select Download in the toolbar, and select Firmware Images from the dropdown list.
    The Firmware Images page opens.

  2. In the Firmware Images page, select FortiAuthenticator.
  3. On the Download tab, browse to the appropriate directory in the FTP site for the version that you would like to download.

  4. Download the hyperv.zip file and FortiAuthenticator Release Notes, and save these files to your management computer. Select the .zip file on your management computer and extract the files to a new file folder.