Creating a hardware appliance configuration

Specify the device model and service package to use in a hardware device entitlement. See Creating hardware device entitlements.

To create a hardware appliance configuration:

1. Go to Configurations, and click New Configuration.
2. In the Configuration Details page, set the configuration details and click Next.

   Name	Enter a configuration name.
   Form Factor	Hardware Appliances
   Product Type	Select the following option: FortiGate Hardware For information, see Service offerings.

   

3. In the Configuration Setup page, set the service details and click Next. For information, see Configuration details

   

4. Review the configuration details, and click Submit.

   

   The configuration is created. Points start to be consumed on the same day even though your managed hardware may still not be running.

   

5. Click List to view the configuration in the Configurations tab.