Fortigate Vm Virtualbox

Physical FortiGates have multiple ports (usually port1, port2, port3, port4). The VM expects the same. In VirtualBox, the order of adapters maps directly to FortiOS interface names.

| VirtualBox Adapter | FortiGate Interface | Typical Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | Adapter 1 (NAT / Bridged) | port1 | Management / WAN | | Adapter 2 (Internal Network) | port2 | LAN / Internal | | Adapter 3 (Internal Network) | port3 | DMZ | | Adapter 4 (Host-Only) | port4 | Dedicated Mgmt |

Configuration details for Adapters 2, 3, 4: fortigate vm virtualbox

Why Host-Only for Management? This gives you a static, isolated channel to manage the firewall without going through the WAN link.

FortiGate VM is the virtualized version of Fortinet’s flagship NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall). Running it in Oracle VirtualBox is an excellent way to: Physical FortiGates have multiple ports (usually port1 ,

⚠️ Important – FortiGate VM requires a valid license (trial, evaluation, or paid). Without a license, you get limited throughput (typically ~10 Mbps) and features disabled after 14–30 days.

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From your host machine (Windows/Linux/macOS), open a browser and go to: Why Host-Only for Management

Accept the self-signed certificate warning. Login: admin / (blank, then set a password upon first web login).

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Once logged in, assign IPs to the interfaces:

config system interface
    edit port1
        set mode static
        set ip 192.168.122.2/24
        set allowaccess ping https http ssh
    next
    edit port2
        set mode dhcp
    next
    edit port3
        set mode static
        set ip 10.0.0.1/24
        set allowaccess ping
    next
end

Then set default route (if using NAT on port2):

config router static
    edit 1
        set gateway 10.0.2.2   # VirtualBox NAT default gateway
        set device port2
    next
end

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