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Registering and downloading your license

You can obtain licenses for the bring your own license (BYOL) licensing model through any Fortinet partner. If you do not have a partner, contact Fortinet for assistance in purchasing a license.

After you purchase a license or obtain an evaluation license (60-day term), you receive a PDF with an activation code.

To register and download your license:
  1. Go to Customer Service & Support and create a new account or log in with an existing account.
  2. Go to Asset > Register/Activate to start the registration process. In the Specify Registration Code field, enter your license activation code and select Next to continue registering the product. Enter your details in the other fields.

  3. At the end of the registration process, download the license (.lic) file to your computer. You will upload this license later to activate the FortiGate-VM.

    After registering a license, Fortinet servers may take up to 30 minutes to fully recognize the new license. When you upload the license (.lic) file to activate the FortiGate-VM, if you get an error that the license is invalid, wait 30 minutes and try again.

Registering and downloading your license

You can obtain licenses for the bring your own license (BYOL) licensing model through any Fortinet partner. If you do not have a partner, contact Fortinet for assistance in purchasing a license.

After you purchase a license or obtain an evaluation license (60-day term), you receive a PDF with an activation code.

To register and download your license:
  1. Go to Customer Service & Support and create a new account or log in with an existing account.
  2. Go to Asset > Register/Activate to start the registration process. In the Specify Registration Code field, enter your license activation code and select Next to continue registering the product. Enter your details in the other fields.

  3. At the end of the registration process, download the license (.lic) file to your computer. You will upload this license later to activate the FortiGate-VM.

    After registering a license, Fortinet servers may take up to 30 minutes to fully recognize the new license. When you upload the license (.lic) file to activate the FortiGate-VM, if you get an error that the license is invalid, wait 30 minutes and try again.