License registration

FortiProxy for AliCloud supports the bring your own license (BYOL) licensing model. See Order types.

To activate the FortiProxy-VM and make use of Fortinet technical support, you must obtain a license and register it in FortiCloud:

1. Obtain licenses for the BYOL licensing model through any Fortinet partner. If you do not have a partner, contact jerrywang@fortinet.com for assistance in purchasing a license. You will receive a PDF with an activation code.
2. If you do not have a FortiCloud account, create one here by following the instructions in the FortiCloud documentation.
3. Register your license in your FortiCloud account by following the instructions in the FortiCloud documentation. Doing so allows our support team to identify your registration in the system.
4. Download the license (.lic) file to your computer as you will be prompted to upload this license to activate the FortiProxy-VM during the first login. Activation is required before you can configure the FortiProxy-VM.

   It may take up to 30 minutes for Fortinet servers to fully recognize the new license. If you get an error that the license is invalid when uploading the license (.lic) file to activate the FortiProxy-VM, wait 30 minutes and try again.