FortiGate Licensing — FortiFlex
E2E Networks FortiGate Firewall uses FortiFlex dynamic licensing from Fortinet. Your license is managed automatically throughout the lifecycle of your firewall — you do not need to enter license keys, activate licenses manually, or contact support for routine licensing operations.
What Happens at Each Action
| Action | What you do | What happens to the license |
|---|---|---|
| Create Firewall | Fill in the creation form and confirm | License is provisioned and activated automatically |
| Power Off | Click Power Off and confirm | License is paused — Fortinet billing for the license stops |
| Power On | Click Start and confirm | License is reactivated automatically |
| Reinstall | Click Reinstall and confirm | License is re-applied to the VM automatically after reinstall |
| Delete | Click Delete and confirm | License is released automatically — nothing further needed |
Billing Note
Powering off your firewall pauses Fortinet license billing. However, E2E Networks billing for your firewall plan — compute, storage, and reserved IPs — continues while the firewall is powered off. Check your billing dashboard for a full cost breakdown.
Troubleshooting
Firewall not ready after creation
If your firewall is still not in a Running state after creation for an extended period, the license activation may not have completed. Raise a support ticket with your firewall name and creation time.
Firewall not licensing after Reinstall
If the firewall is not working correctly after a reinstall, the license may not have been re-applied. Wait a few minutes and check the firewall status. If the issue persists, raise a support ticket.
Firewall not coming up after Power On
If the firewall fails to reach Running state after a Power On, raise a support ticket with your firewall name.
Related Resources
| Resource | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Firewall Overview | Create and manage your FortiGate firewall |
| FortiGate IPSec VPN Setup | Configure a site-to-site VPN tunnel on your firewall |
| VPC | Attach VPCs to your firewall |