Download & Install options

Supported platforms

flexiWAN can be deployed on the following platforms:

  • Hardware appliances with flexiWAN pre-installed from our hardware partners.

  • Baremetal, see flexiWAN installation guide to install flexiWAN on a supported hardware, after downloading the ISO below.

  • Pre-built virtual appliances for VMware, KVM/QEMU/Proxmox and VirtualBox, download links available from below section.

  • Cloud and VPS providers, see next section for more details on supported providers.

  • Manually from packages, see this guide to learn more.

Make sure to check the system requirements to ensure hardware compatibility with flexiWAN.

Cloud and VPS

  • Google Cloud Platform - see here.

  • Amazon Web Services EC2 - see this guide.

  • Oracle Cloud from here.

  • Hetzner Cloud VPS. Deployment steps are covered in this guide.

  • DigitalOcean VPS. Deployment steps are covered in this guide.

Downloading flexiWAN

Downloads are available in several formats from the below section. Each image or a virtual appliance has readme file, with instructions regarding credentials and network interfaces layout.

ISO Installer Release 6.3.40

flexiWAN offers installer images for installing on bare-metal. ISO Installer will create a recovery partition for offline restore. The installer supports serial console and VGA output, selection available at the initial boot menu. UEFI is required.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

Serial settings:

  • Baud Rate - 115200
  • Data Bits - 8
  • Parity - None
  • Stop Bits - 1
  • Flow Control - off

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.iso.zip

SHA256: b342fcd0f62e332c2d5a444937b699f2250161d67103fc17269f3d326131b4c4

VMware Release 6.3.40

A pre-built flexiEdge appliance for VMware Workstation. All VMware products such as Workstation, Fusion and Player are supported. For ESXI installation, use the ISO installation file. flexiEdge appliance is available in OVA format for an easy deployment. Appliance use UEFI.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.VMWare.ova.zip

SHA256: b539ebbcaabec8298ecbe96f3ed4a92fb72edf7a593ed23dc44ceedc91fda7d9

KVM/QEMU Release 6.3.40

Pre-built flexiEdge appliances for KVM/QEMU UEFI and VGA.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.qcow2.zip

SHA256: 16cb1819b6001aa4386f28957aea103dedf16b513aa0c679feafd86130103e53


Pre-built flexiEdge appliances for KVM/QEMU UEFI and Console.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.console.qcow2.zip

SHA256: ed0f0ce3d44a70bed3177b68bc3efbec61a7daf7ed7fbf3e1b7020b07bfaf0a6


Pre-built flexiEdge appliances for KVM/QEMU BIOS and Console.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.console.bios.qcow2.zip

SHA256: 5fe831890672f10ba5e305b9dc5d7ef289582dcdb12aa2b30f5370a5ec4dd5f2

Virtualbox Release 6.3.40

A pre-built flexiEdge appliance for Oracle VirtualBox UEFI.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.VBox.ova.zip

SHA256: 2d093d1b6447fb09d0541ffdf07a1f9e1c120d7810f4da1f8f2e4566512d9d66


A pre-built flexiEdge Virtualbox raw image.

Default username and password are: admin / flexiwan

flexiEdge.focal.6.3.40.vdi.zip

SHA256: 10a0d6ed0c9436335c31fb1d807220747b57ffe790602b0cabb0159ccf6355a7

The flexiWAN software is tested on many hardware configurations and hypervisors. Make sure to install flexiWAN on asupported hardware as described in the system requirements page. In case of running into any technical issues or have questions, visit our Users Forum or contact our support for assistance at yourfriends@flexiwan.com.