Quick Configuration Guide Upgrading FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC firmware
FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC Security System Guide
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Upgrading FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC firmware
Fortinet periodically updates the FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC FortiOS firmware to
include enhancements and address issues. After you have registered your
FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC security system (see “Registering your Fortinet
product” on page21) you can download FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC firmware from
the support web site http://support.fortinet.com.
Only FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC administrators (whose access profiles contain
system read and write privileges) and the FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC admin user
can change the FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC firmware.
For complete details about upgrading and downgrading
FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC 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-5001FA2-LENC 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-5001FA2-LENC antivirus and attack definitions. See the
FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC online help for details.
To upgrade the firmware using the CLI
To use the following procedure, you must have a TFTP server the
FortiGate-5001FA2-LENC 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