Migrate FortiGate 60D to FortiWiFi 60E

Documentation/Links

• https://forum.fortinet.com/tm.aspx?m=116439

Migration steps

Warning: only works smoothly for hardware models with identical network interface names

Connect to new FWF60E (FortiWiFi)

• Connect laptop via WiFi to new FWF60E (ForiWiFi) and via LAN to Internet; (without Intnet your browser might not allow WiFi connection to FWF self signed certificate)
• SSID=fortinet, key=fortinet
• URL: https://192.168.1.99 (user=admin, pwd=empty)

Upgrade Firmware of FWF60E to same version as FG60D (in this case 5.4.2)

• Download firwmare image from Fortinet --> URL: https://support.fortinet.com/ (register first)
• Use WebGUI of FWF to upload image

Migrate configuraton

• Use GUI to backup config of old FG60D (without password/encryption)
• Use GUI to "backup" factory config of new FWF60E (without password/encryption)
• Replace first line of FG60D config with first line of FWF60E config
• Restore modified config to FWF60E
• Reboot FWF60E again after restore to regain connectivity

Activate FWF60E

• register with Fortinet
  • support contract
  • FortiGuard subscriptions (AntiVirus, IPS, WebFilter, ...)