Set up a mesh connection between FortiAP units To set up a WiFi mesh connection, a minimum of three devices are required: A FortiGate as the AP Controller (AC) A FortiAP as the Mesh Root AP (MRAP) A FortiAP as a Mesh Leaf AP (MLAP). Configuring the AC These instructions […]
Discovering, authorizing, and deauthorizing FortiAP units AC actions when a FortiAP attempts to get discovered Enable the ap-discover setting on the AC for the interface designed to manage FortiAPs: config system interface edit “lan” set ap-discover enable next end The set ap-discover enable setting allows the AC to create an […]
Discovering a FortiAP unit For a FortiGate acting as an AP controller (AC) to discover a FortiAP unit, the FortiAP must be able to reach the AC. A FortiAP with the factory default configuration has various ways of acquiring an AC’s IP address to reach it. AC discovery type Description […]
Configuring the FortiGate interface to manage FortiAP units This guide describes how to configure a FortiGate interface to manage FortiAPs. Based on the above topology, this example uses port16 as the interface used to manage connection to FortiAPs. You must enable a DHCP server on port16: In FortiOS, go to […]
Reference FortiAP web-based manager You can access the FortiAP unit’s built-in web-based manager. This is useful to adjust settings that are not available through the FortiGate unit’s WiFi Controller. Logging into the FortiAP web-based manager is similar to logging into the FortiGate web-based manager. System information Status The Status section […]
Troubleshooting In the following section, you will learn basic troubleshooting techniques for a secure Fortinet wireless LAN including: l strategies for troubleshooting Fortinet wireless devices l how to avoid common misconfigurations l solutions to connectivity issues l capturing and analyzing wireless traffic l wireless debug commands The goal of this […]
Support for location-based services FortiOS supports location-based services by collecting information about WiFi devices near FortiGate-managed access points, even if the devices don’t associate with the network. Overview Configuring location tracking Viewing device location data on the FortiGate unit Overview WiFi devices broadcast packets as they search for available networks. […]
Using a FortiWiFi unit as a client A FortiWiFi operates by default as a wireless access point. But a FortiWiFi can also operate as a wireless client, connecting the FortiGate to another wireless network. Use of client mode In client mode, the FortiWiFi unit connects to a remote WiFi access […]
