There are also third-party simulators available, such as:

The is actually the FortiGate Virtual Machine (VM) – a full-featured, software-based version of Fortinet’s NGFW. It runs on hypervisors like:

The best way to "simulate" a FortiGate firewall is by using the . Fortinet offers a free evaluation license that allows you to run a virtual firewall for learning and lab testing. 1. Download the Virtual Image

Select the latest stable version (e.g., 7.x.x) and download the New Deployment file (usually a .zip containing .ovf files). 2. Installation Guide (Local Lab)