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Administration Guide

License Management

License Management

You can check FortiGate device licenses in Device Manager > License.

In the Device Manager pane, select the Managed Devices group, then click the License tab.

The following columns are displayed. You can filter columns that have a Filter icon.

Device Name

Name of the device

Serial Number

Serial number for the device

Firmware Version

Firmware version for the device

Support Contract

License status of the support contract. Hover over the license status to display expiration details about the following support contracts: hardware, firmware, enhanced support, and comprehensive support. License status can include:

  • N/A: No support contract
  • 24/7: Support contract level that provides support 24 hours per day and 7 days per week
  • 8/5: Support contract level

FortiGuard Subscription

License status of FortiGuard. The status reflects the worst license status of the individual components of the FortiGuard license. Hover over the license status to display details about the following components: IPS & Application Control, Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Email Filtering. License status can include:

  • All valid
  • Expires in <time>
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Service Status

License status of antivirus and IPS service. FortiManager calculates the status based on the FortiGate's last update request.

Hover the mouse over the cell to display details about the service status. Licenses status can include:

  • Update Available
  • Up to Date
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Virtual Domains

Number of virtual domains. Click the cart icon to go to the Fortinet support site (https://support.fortinet.com)

The following buttons are available on the toolbar:

Push Update

Push a license update to the selected device in the group.

Refresh

Refresh the list of devices in the group.

Export

Click to export the device list, device update details, and license details to a PDF or CSV file format. A file in the selected format is downloaded to the management computer.

Check License

Click to launch the Check License screen. Select the FortiGuard license types that you want FortiManager to check expiry dates for and provide warnings when it is expired or approaching expiry date.

The FortiGuard Subscription status is updated based on the selection in the Check License screen. If a license is expiring in 30 days, its license status is in orange (warning). If a license is expired already, the status is in red (error).

Column Settings

Click to select which columns display on the License pane.

License Management

License Management

You can check FortiGate device licenses in Device Manager > License.

In the Device Manager pane, select the Managed Devices group, then click the License tab.

The following columns are displayed. You can filter columns that have a Filter icon.

Device Name

Name of the device

Serial Number

Serial number for the device

Firmware Version

Firmware version for the device

Support Contract

License status of the support contract. Hover over the license status to display expiration details about the following support contracts: hardware, firmware, enhanced support, and comprehensive support. License status can include:

  • N/A: No support contract
  • 24/7: Support contract level that provides support 24 hours per day and 7 days per week
  • 8/5: Support contract level

FortiGuard Subscription

License status of FortiGuard. The status reflects the worst license status of the individual components of the FortiGuard license. Hover over the license status to display details about the following components: IPS & Application Control, Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Email Filtering. License status can include:

  • All valid
  • Expires in <time>
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Service Status

License status of antivirus and IPS service. FortiManager calculates the status based on the FortiGate's last update request.

Hover the mouse over the cell to display details about the service status. Licenses status can include:

  • Update Available
  • Up to Date
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Virtual Domains

Number of virtual domains. Click the cart icon to go to the Fortinet support site (https://support.fortinet.com)

The following buttons are available on the toolbar:

Push Update

Push a license update to the selected device in the group.

Refresh

Refresh the list of devices in the group.

Export

Click to export the device list, device update details, and license details to a PDF or CSV file format. A file in the selected format is downloaded to the management computer.

Check License

Click to launch the Check License screen. Select the FortiGuard license types that you want FortiManager to check expiry dates for and provide warnings when it is expired or approaching expiry date.

The FortiGuard Subscription status is updated based on the selection in the Check License screen. If a license is expiring in 30 days, its license status is in orange (warning). If a license is expired already, the status is in red (error).

Column Settings

Click to select which columns display on the License pane.