Unable to Boot FortiWifi 61E

semod · ‎11-08-2018

Hello,

We have a FortiWifi 61E and have problems with booting it after a we format the system.

Now we tried to upload and install new firmware with a TFTP Server but the Server can't connect and just gets a timeout.

When we try to ping the TFTP Server from Fortigate Managment Console we get an answer. Also the other way round.

Does anyone have a solution for this kind of problem?

sw2090 · ‎11-09-2018

As on all FortiNet Systems formatting the boot device will wipe your firmware. So uploading a new one is mandatory in this case.

From FortiGates I remember they allow tftping only on a certain port or something like that...

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Dave_Hall · ‎11-09-2018

On a 200D that I am configuring, I am showing the MGM port to be the default image download port. On the 61E, I assume it may be port1, but you should check.

Currently using Open TFTP installed on my test bench computer, so I have to disable the firewall before the image can be downloaded.

NSE4/FMG-VM64/FortiAnalyzer-VM/6.0 (FWF30E/FW92D/FGT200D/FGT101E/FGT81E)/ FAP220B/221C

Toshi_Esumi · ‎11-09-2018

Boot menu might be different from model to model. But most of them should have option to change the image download port. Pinging in normal mode wouldn't confirm if the server is reachable when it's in boot menu. There was a ping test option in the boot menu if I remember correctly.