Introduction Directed by security policies, a FortiGate screens network traffic from the IP layer up through the application layer of the TCP/IP stack. The steps involved in this inspection depend on the FortiGate hardware configuration (the presence or absence of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Managing a FortiAP with FortiCloud This chapter provides a few FortiCloud-managed FortiAP configuration examples. FortiCloud-managed FortiAP WiFi FortiCloud-managed FortiAP WiFi without a key You can register for a free FortiCloud account at www.forticloud.com. For a video tutorial of how to […]
Wireless network examples This chapter provides an example wireless network configuration. Basic wireless network A more complex example Basic wireless network This example uses automatic configuration to set up a basic wireless network. To configure this wireless network, you must: […]
Configuring wireless network clients This chapter shows how to configure typical wireless network clients to connect to a wireless network with WPAEnterprise security. Windows XP client Windows 7 client Mac OS client Linux client Troubleshooting Windows XP client To configure […]
