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Administration Guide

Getting started

Getting started

Following is a summary of the steps required to get started with FortiGate CNF.

  1. Subscribe to FortiGate CNF through the AWS Marketplace. See Subscribing to FortiGate CNF.

  2. Log in to the FortiGate CNF console. See Logging in.

  3. Register FortiGate CNF with FortiCare. See Product registration and technical support.

  4. Add cloud accounts:

  5. Protect workloads with FortiGate CNF instances. See Protecting workloads with FortiGate CNF.

For more information about using the console, see Using the console.

Note

The underlying auto-scaling group of FortiGate devices is managed by FortiGate CNF and is not directly accessible.

Getting started

Following is a summary of the steps required to get started with FortiGate CNF.

  1. Subscribe to FortiGate CNF through the AWS Marketplace. See Subscribing to FortiGate CNF.

  2. Log in to the FortiGate CNF console. See Logging in.

  3. Register FortiGate CNF with FortiCare. See Product registration and technical support.

  4. Add cloud accounts:

  5. Protect workloads with FortiGate CNF instances. See Protecting workloads with FortiGate CNF.

For more information about using the console, see Using the console.

Note

The underlying auto-scaling group of FortiGate devices is managed by FortiGate CNF and is not directly accessible.