FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide
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Upgrading to a new firmware version
FortiGate Firmware
5
Type the path and filename of the firmware image file, or select Browse and locate
the file.
6
Select OK.
The FortiGate unit uploads the firmware image file, upgrades to the new firmware
version, restarts, and displays the FortiGate login. This process takes a few
minutes.
7
Log into the web-based manager.
8
Go to
System > Status
and check the Firmware Version to confirm the firmware
upgrade is successfully installed.
9
Update antivirus and attack definitions. For information about updating antivirus
and attack definitions, see the
FortiGate Administration Guide
.
Upgrading the firmware using the CLI
To use the following procedure, you must have a TFTP server the FortiGate unit
can connect to.
To upgrade the firmware using the CLI
1
Make sure the TFTP server is running.
2
Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
3
Log into the CLI.
4
Make sure the FortiGate unit 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
5
Enter the following command to copy the firmware image from the TFTP server to
the FortiGate unit:
execute restore image <name_str> <tftp_ipv4>
Where
<name_str>
is the name of the firmware image file and
<tftp_ip>
is the
IP address of the TFTP server. For example, if the firmware image file name is
image.out
and the IP address of the TFTP server is 192.168.1.168, enter:
execute restore image.out 192.168.1.168
The FortiGate unit responds with the message:
This operation will replace the current firmware version!
Do you want to continue? (y/n)
6
Type
y
.
Note:
Installing firmware replaces your current antivirus and attack definitions0, along with
the definitions included with the firmware release you are installing. After you install new
firmware, use the procedure make sure that antivirus and attack definitions are up to date.
You can also use the CLI command
execute update-now
to update the antivirus and
attack definitions. For details, see the
FortiGate Administration Guide
.
Note:
To use this procedure, you must log in using the admin administrator account, or an
administrator account that has system configuration read and write privileges.
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