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Requirements

The following are required to use FortiCamera Cloud:

Requirement

Description

FortiCloud account You can log in with either a FortiCloud or FortiCare account (email address or IAM account type).
FortiCamera cameras (registered)

You must register all FortiCamera devices with FortiCare in order to claim the cameras within FortiCamera Cloud.

For details, see Registering FortiCamera devices in FortiCare.

Licenses

Purchase FortiCamera Cloud service entitlement licenses from Fortinet and register them in the same FortiCare account as the cameras. There is a trial period of 7 days.

If you want to connect cameras that are not cloud native (in a hybrid deployment, through FortiRecorder), then you must also buy and install a license for these cameras. For details, see the FortiRecorder Administration Guide.

Internet access Your computers and cameras must have Internet access to communicate with FortiCamera Cloud.
Browser

FortiCamera Cloud supports Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge.

For details, see the FortiCamera Cloud Release Notes.

Requirements

The following are required to use FortiCamera Cloud:

Requirement

Description

FortiCloud account You can log in with either a FortiCloud or FortiCare account (email address or IAM account type).
FortiCamera cameras (registered)

You must register all FortiCamera devices with FortiCare in order to claim the cameras within FortiCamera Cloud.

For details, see Registering FortiCamera devices in FortiCare.

Licenses

Purchase FortiCamera Cloud service entitlement licenses from Fortinet and register them in the same FortiCare account as the cameras. There is a trial period of 7 days.

If you want to connect cameras that are not cloud native (in a hybrid deployment, through FortiRecorder), then you must also buy and install a license for these cameras. For details, see the FortiRecorder Administration Guide.

Internet access Your computers and cameras must have Internet access to communicate with FortiCamera Cloud.
Browser

FortiCamera Cloud supports Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge.

For details, see the FortiCamera Cloud Release Notes.