To make your VirtualBox lab fully functional, perform these three tasks:
Are you trying to test specific or VLAN configurations?
If you don't have a paid license, select the Trial Mode . You will need to log in with your FortiCare credentials. The trial allows for limited encryption and features but is perfect for learning. Step 5: Essential Post-Install Tasks fortigate vm virtualbox
Use the latest version for the best stability.
Set this to Internal Network (name it "Internal-Lab"). This acts as the gateway for other VMs you might create (like a Windows or Linux guest). To make your VirtualBox lab fully functional, perform
With the IP configured, open a web browser on your host machine and type https://192.168.1.99 (or the IP assigned via DHCP).
At least 2GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores dedicated to the VM. The trial allows for limited encryption and features
Navigate to your extracted folder and select the FortiGate-VM64.ovf file.
Username is admin . There is no password (leave it blank).