Device Manager – FortiManager 5.2

assign a profile to an access point:
In the All FortiAP group, right-click on a device, select Assign Profile from the pop-up menu, and select an available AP profile. Optionally, you can select Edit from the pop-up menu and select to deauthorize the device in the Edit FortiAP dialog box.
To restart an access point:
In the All FortiAP group, right-click on a device and select Restart from the pop-up menu.
To update the FortiAP device firmware:
1. Right-click on a device in the FortiAP list and select Upgrade from the pop-up menu. Optionally, you can select Edit from the pop-up menu and select to upgrade the device in the Edit FortiAP dialog box.
The Upgrade Firmware dialog box opens, listing the available updates. Upgrade firmware

2. Select Upgrade Now , and then select OK in the confirmation dialog box, to update the FortiAP to the selected firmware version.
FortiAP clients
To view the FortiAP client list, right-click on a device in the FortiAP list and select View Clients from the pop-up menu.
The FortiAP client list dialog box opens, displaying the following information:
IP The device IP address. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
FortiAP The device serial number. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Name The SSID name used by the device. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
MAC Address The device’s MAC address. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Auth The device’s authentication. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Vendor Info The device vendor information. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Rate The transfer rate of the device. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Signal Strength The signal strength provided by the device. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Idle Time The amount of time the device has been idle. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Association Time The time the device has been associated. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
Bandwidth Tx/Rx The available bandwidth. Click the column header to sort the entries in ascending or descending order.
A search field is available to allow you search clients listed in the pop-up dialog box.
Rogue APs
State The state of the device, if known.
Online Status The status of the device: whether or not it is online.
To view the rogue AP list, right-click on a device in the FortiAP list and select View Rogue APs from the pop-up menu. The Rogue AP dialog box opens. The information in the list can be sorted by column by selecting the column heading. Rogue AP list


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