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Palo Alto to Fortinet FortiGate Migration

Moving from PAN-OS to FortiOS? NetConverter's comprehensive multi-step pipeline automates the conversion of zone-based policies, NAT rules, and address objects to Fortinet's interface-based model with 95%+ accuracy and confidence scoring.

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The Challenge of Palo Alto to FortiGate Migration

Zone to Interface Mapping

Palo Alto's zone-based model must be translated to FortiGate's interface-pair based policies with proper srcintf/dstintf.

NAT to VIP Conversion

PAN-OS NAT policies need to be converted to FortiGate VIP objects and IP pool configurations.

App-ID Translation

Palo Alto App-ID based rules must be mapped to FortiGate application control profiles or service objects.

Object Format Differences

Address objects, service objects, and groups have different syntax and naming conventions between platforms.

How NetConverter Solves It

Vendor-Neutral Translation

Our comprehensive multi-step pipeline normalizes configurations to a unified intermediate format, enabling accurate translation between any vendor pair.

Intelligent Interface Assignment

Zones are mapped to interfaces with proper srcintf/dstintf assignments based on policy analysis.

Automated VIP Creation

NAT policies are converted to VIP objects with correct port forwarding and IP pool configurations.

Service Mapping

App-ID rules are decomposed to service objects with appropriate port definitions.

Complete Object Migration

All objects are converted to FortiGate format with naming conventions preserved where possible.

4-Tier Validation System

Every translation undergoes comprehensive validation: syntax correctness, semantic accuracy, vendor best practices compliance, and AI-assisted review.

Confidence Scoring

Each conversion includes a confidence score indicating translation quality, helping you prioritize review efforts and ensuring production readiness.

See the Conversion in Action

Palo Alto PAN-OS (Source)Start Free Migration
<!-- Address Objects --> <address> <entry name="MAIL_SERVER"> <ip-netmask>10.30.1.10/32</ip-netmask> <description>Exchange Server</description> </entry> <entry name="MGMT_NETWORK"> <ip-netmask>192.168.100.0/24</ip-netmask> </entry> </address> <!-- Custom Services --> <service> <entry name="SMTP"> <protocol><tcp><port>25</port></tcp></protocol> </entry> <entry name="IMAP"> <protocol><tcp><port>993</port></tcp></protocol> </entry> </service> <!-- Security Policy --> <security><rules> <entry name="Allow-Mail-Access"> <from><member>trust</member></from> <to><member>dmz</member></to> <source><member>MGMT_NETWORK</member></source> <destination><member>MAIL_SERVER</member></destination> <service> <member>SMTP</member> <member>IMAP</member> </service> <action>allow</action> <log-end>yes</log-end> </entry> </rules></security>
Fortinet FortiGate (Target)Start Free Migration
config firewall address edit "MAIL_SERVER" set subnet 10.30.1.10 255.255.255.255 set comment "Exchange Server" next edit "MGMT_NETWORK" set subnet 192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0 next end config firewall service custom edit "SMTP" set tcp-portrange 25 next edit "IMAP" set tcp-portrange 993 next end config firewall policy edit 1 set name "Allow-Mail-Access" set srcintf "trust" set dstintf "dmz" set srcaddr "MGMT_NETWORK" set dstaddr "MAIL_SERVER" set action accept set service "SMTP" "IMAP" set logtraffic all next end

Migration Results

95%+
Accuracy
40x
Faster
<2min
Per Config
$0
For Most

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