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Introduction

Executive summary

FortiGate Cloud is a cloud-based software-as-a-service offering with multitenant functionality for managed security service providers (MSSP). MSSPs can leverage Fortinet’s FortiCloud infrastructure, including Fortinet-managed 24/7 datacenters and cloud presence. MSSPs can focus on configuration, management, and customer service without having to go into the data center business. FortiGate Cloud offers zero touch deployment, configuration management, reporting, and analytics. FortiGate Cloud can grow with your and your customer’s requirements, from a single FortiGate to a complete management solution for thousands of devices across multiple customers.

This deployment guide is intended to cover the key multicustomer configuration needs for using Fortinet’s FortiGate Cloud portal in an MSSP context with multiple customers, administrators, and subaccounts. As a cloud management service that Fortinet hosts in Fortinet datacenters, FortiGate Cloud has an enormous scalability range, and is well-suited for MSSPs of all sizes, from a single FortiGate at a single customer site to thousands of FortiGates and thousands of customer sites.

This guide is specifically about multitenancy and managing administrators and subaccounts and not about detailed configuration of individual FortiGates. See the FortiGate Cloud Administration Guide for detailed FortiGate administration.

Multitenancy licensing

The multitenancy account option in FortiGate Cloud is designed for MSSPs. A multitenancy account is a one- or five-year service for an administrator to create and manage multiple subaccounts. It also allows you to move devices between these accounts. You can allocate administrators to each subaccount with full or read-only access, allowing more control over a managed service's provisioning.

To obtain a multitenancy license, contact your Fortinet partner or reseller, requesting the following SKU: FCLE-10-FCLD0-161-02-DD. You receive a multitenancy activation code via email.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for an MSSP interested in deploying a multitenant FortiGate Cloud-based offering for their customers. Readers should have a basic understanding of cloud solutions, networking, and security concepts before they begin. Interested audiences may include:

  • MSSP network, wireless, and security architects
  • MSSP network, wireless, and security engineers

About this guide

This guide gathers the relevant material to setup FortiGate Cloud for an MSSP. FortiGate Cloud is only one of a suite of cloud portals for multiple Fortinet products. Exploring the suite of Fortinet products is recommended for MSSPs. You can find more information at the following links:

This deployment guide presents one of many possible ways to deploy the Fortinet solutions. It may also omit specific steps where readers must make design decisions to further configure their devices. It is recommended that readers also review supplementary material found in product admin guides, example guides, cookbooks, release notes, and other documents where appropriate.

Introduction

Executive summary

FortiGate Cloud is a cloud-based software-as-a-service offering with multitenant functionality for managed security service providers (MSSP). MSSPs can leverage Fortinet’s FortiCloud infrastructure, including Fortinet-managed 24/7 datacenters and cloud presence. MSSPs can focus on configuration, management, and customer service without having to go into the data center business. FortiGate Cloud offers zero touch deployment, configuration management, reporting, and analytics. FortiGate Cloud can grow with your and your customer’s requirements, from a single FortiGate to a complete management solution for thousands of devices across multiple customers.

This deployment guide is intended to cover the key multicustomer configuration needs for using Fortinet’s FortiGate Cloud portal in an MSSP context with multiple customers, administrators, and subaccounts. As a cloud management service that Fortinet hosts in Fortinet datacenters, FortiGate Cloud has an enormous scalability range, and is well-suited for MSSPs of all sizes, from a single FortiGate at a single customer site to thousands of FortiGates and thousands of customer sites.

This guide is specifically about multitenancy and managing administrators and subaccounts and not about detailed configuration of individual FortiGates. See the FortiGate Cloud Administration Guide for detailed FortiGate administration.

Multitenancy licensing

The multitenancy account option in FortiGate Cloud is designed for MSSPs. A multitenancy account is a one- or five-year service for an administrator to create and manage multiple subaccounts. It also allows you to move devices between these accounts. You can allocate administrators to each subaccount with full or read-only access, allowing more control over a managed service's provisioning.

To obtain a multitenancy license, contact your Fortinet partner or reseller, requesting the following SKU: FCLE-10-FCLD0-161-02-DD. You receive a multitenancy activation code via email.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for an MSSP interested in deploying a multitenant FortiGate Cloud-based offering for their customers. Readers should have a basic understanding of cloud solutions, networking, and security concepts before they begin. Interested audiences may include:

  • MSSP network, wireless, and security architects
  • MSSP network, wireless, and security engineers

About this guide

This guide gathers the relevant material to setup FortiGate Cloud for an MSSP. FortiGate Cloud is only one of a suite of cloud portals for multiple Fortinet products. Exploring the suite of Fortinet products is recommended for MSSPs. You can find more information at the following links:

This deployment guide presents one of many possible ways to deploy the Fortinet solutions. It may also omit specific steps where readers must make design decisions to further configure their devices. It is recommended that readers also review supplementary material found in product admin guides, example guides, cookbooks, release notes, and other documents where appropriate.