Troubleshooting Troubleshooting FortiLink issues If the FortiGate does not establish the FortiLink connection with the FortiSwitch, perform the following troubleshooting checks. Check the FortiGate configuration To use the FortiGate GUI to check the FortiLink interface configuration: In Network > Interfaces, […]
Additional capabilities Execute custom FortiSwitch commands From the FortiGate, you can execute FortiSwitch commands on the managed FortiSwitch. This feature adds a simple scripting mechanism for users to execute generic commands on the switch. NOTE: FortiOS 5.6.0 introduces additional capabilities […]
FortiSwitch port security policy To control network access, the managed FortiSwitch unit supports IEEE 802.1x authentication. A supplicant connected to a port on the switch must be authenticated by a RADIUS/Diameter server to gain access to the network. The supplicant […]
Configuring ports using the FortiGate CLI Configuring port speed and status Use the following commands to set port speed and other base port settings: config switch-controller managed-switch edit <switch> config ports edit <port> set description <text> set speed <speed> set […]
FortiSwitch port features You can configure the FortiSwitch port feature settings from the FortiGate using the FortiSwitch CLI or web administration GUI. FortiSwitch ports display The WiFi & Switch Controller> FortiSwitch Ports page displays port information about each of the […]
FortiSwitch features configuration Configure VLANs Use Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) to logically separate a LAN into smaller broadcast domains. VLANs allow you to define different policies for different types of users and to set finer control on the LAN […]
Limiting the number of parallel process for FortiSwitch configuration Use the following CLI commands to reduce the number of parallel process that the switch controller uses for configuring FortiSwitch units: config global config switch-controller system set parallel-process-override enable set parallel-process […]
Enabling network-assisted device detection Network-assisted device detection allows the FortiGate unit to use the information about connected devices detected by the managed FortiSwitch unit. To enable network-assisted device detection on a VDOM: config switch-controller network-monitor-settings set network-monitoring enable end You […]
