Registering and downloading licenses

Licenses for the BYOL licensing model can be obtained through any Fortinet partner. After you purchase a license or obtain an evaluation license (60-day term), you will receive a PDF with an activation code.

1. Go to Customer Service & Support and create a new account or log in with an existing account.
2. Go to Asset > Register/Renew to start the registration process.

   

3. In the Specify Registration Code field, enter your license activation code, then select Next to continue registering the product.
4. Enter your details in the other fields as required.
5. At the end of the registration process, download the license (.lic) file to your computer. You will upload this license later to activate the FortiManager-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 FortiManager-VM, if you get an error that the license is invalid, wait 30 minutes and try again.