Here we will discuss on Fortigate (Fortigen Virtual FortiOS Apliance)

Necessary downloads

After download, simply extract the file and open the fortigate.vmx file in VMware.

Immediately after, it will be reflected on VMware window. Do not forget to change some initial setting before you fire up the Fortigate.

Do a little changes here in memory settings to optimize the hardware of your PC. Set the memory requirement 512MB.

Now do some changes in Virtual Network Adapter settings as compatible to your topology. Here I made my own topology bellow and dis the post changes in VM Network Adapters.

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Here see the impact of changes in my system.

Note here that my internet connection(Local Area Network) is shared with Virtual Network Adapter(VMnet8) and the IP address of the VMnet0 and VMnet8 is set to specific as I dis configuration on Virtual Network Editor earlier.

The detailed discussion on VMware virtual networking will be posted soon—

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Now see the changes I have done to implement my required topology.

Here I have taken two virtual interfaces VMnet0 and VMnet8. The hierarchy is given bellow.

VMnet0 > Port-1 > Internal Network > Subnet 192.168.0.0/24

Vmnet8 > Port-2 > Internet > Subnet 192.168.137.0/24

Now time to turn on the Fortigate VM.

A cli console will come up with login prompt ( username: admin password: N/A)

Now everything is ready, time to do initial configuration.

Have a look at the topology once again

VMnet0 > Port-1 > Internal Network > Subnet 192.168.0.0/24

Vmnet8 > Port-2 > Internet > Subnet 192.168.137.0/24

Configurations

Now we are finished with configuration. Time to open the Fortinet VM web console. Open the IP(192.168.0.30) is browser. A login prompt will open then, type their only username(username: admin), then login. The VM GUI console will come up then.

Now time to play with Fortigate.

The detailed discussions on policy, access control, NAT, load balancing on Fortigate will be posted soon.

Thank you.

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