Promote FortiCare registration 7.0.1

Shortcuts have been added to various locations in the GUI to help users register their FortiGate to FortiCare. This option is also added for newly authorized Fabric FortiGates.

To register a FortiGate on the FortiGuard page:

1. Go to System > FortiGuard. A message appears in the License Information section to log in to FortiCare Support to activate the license.

   

2. Click Login to FortiCare. The registration pane opens.

3. Enter the required information (email address, password, country/region, reseller).

   

4. Optionally, enable Sign in to FortiGate Cloud using the same account.

5. Click OK.

To register a FortiGate on the Fabric Connectors page:

1. On the root FortiGate, go to Security Fabric > Fabric Connectors.
2. In the topology tree, click the highlighted unauthorized device and select Authorize. The Authorize Devices pane opens.
3. Click Authorize. The Authorization Summary pane opens.
4. The FortiGate is now authorized, so click Register.

   

   The FortiCloud Account pane opens.

5. Enter the required information (password, country/region, reseller). On the Fabric Connectors page, the same account name is implied for registration.

   

6. Click Submit. The Registration Summary pane opens.
7. Click Close.