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Quick Configuration Guide Upgrading FortiGate-5001A firmware

Upgrading FortiGate-5001A firmware

Fortinet periodically updates the FortiGate-5001A FortiOS firmware to include enhancements and address issues. After you have registered your FortiGate-5001A security system (see “Registering your Fortinet product” on page 25) you can download FortiGate-5001A firmware from the support web site http://support.fortinet.com.

Only FortiGate-5001A administrators (whose access profiles contain system read and write privileges) and the FortiGate-5001A admin user can change the FortiGate-5001A firmware.

For complete details about upgrading and downgrading FortiGate-5001A firmware using the web-based manager or CLI; and using a USB key, see the FortiGate- 5000 Series Firmware and FortiUSB Guide.

To upgrade the firmware using the web-based manager

1Copy the firmware image file to your management computer.

2Log into the web-based manager as the admin administrator.

3Go to System > Status.

4Under System Information > Firmware Version, select Update.

5Type the path and filename of the firmware image file, or select Browse and locate the file.

6Select OK.

The FortiGate-5001A board uploads the firmware image file, upgrades to the new firmware version, restarts, and displays the FortiGate login. This process takes a few minutes.

7Log into the web-based manager.

8Go to System > Status and check the Firmware Version to confirm the firmware upgrade is successfully installed.

9Update the FortiGate-5001A antivirus and attack definitions. See the FortiGate-5001A online help for details.

To upgrade the firmware using the CLI

To use the following procedure, you must have a TFTP server the

FortiGate-5001A board can connect to.

1Make sure the TFTP server is running.

2Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.

3Log into the CLI.

4Make sure the FortiGate board can connect to the TFTP server.

You can use the following command to ping the computer running the TFTP server. For example, if the IP address of the TFTP server is 192.168.1.168:

execute ping 192.168.1.168

5Enter the following command to copy the firmware image from the TFTP server to the FortiGate-5001A board:

execute restore image <name_str> <tftp_ipv4>

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