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Adding add-on licenses

Adding add-on licenses

Add-on licenses can be purchased for high-end FortiManager devices to increase the number of devices that can be managed. An add-on license can only be added using the CLI.

The below table lists the devices that can have add-on licenses added, the number of devices the FortiManager can manage by default, and the maximum number of devices that can be managed by adding add-on licenses.

Model

Normal license

With add-on license

FMG-3900E

10000

100000

FMG-3000F

4000

8000

FMG-4000E

4000

8000

To add an add-on license:
  1. Purchase an add-on license (https://support.fortinet.com).
  2. Open the license file in a text editor.
  3. Connect to the CLI and run the following command:

    execute add-on-license <license>

    Where <license> is the license text, copied and pasted from the text editor.

  4. After the system automatically reboots, check the License Information widget to confirm that the number of Devices/VODMs that can be managed has increased. See License Information widget.

Adding add-on licenses

Add-on licenses can be purchased for high-end FortiManager devices to increase the number of devices that can be managed. An add-on license can only be added using the CLI.

The below table lists the devices that can have add-on licenses added, the number of devices the FortiManager can manage by default, and the maximum number of devices that can be managed by adding add-on licenses.

Model

Normal license

With add-on license

FMG-3900E

10000

100000

FMG-3000F

4000

8000

FMG-4000E

4000

8000

To add an add-on license:
  1. Purchase an add-on license (https://support.fortinet.com).
  2. Open the license file in a text editor.
  3. Connect to the CLI and run the following command:

    execute add-on-license <license>

    Where <license> is the license text, copied and pasted from the text editor.

  4. After the system automatically reboots, check the License Information widget to confirm that the number of Devices/VODMs that can be managed has increased. See License Information widget.