Enterprise Mesh Troubleshooting Viewing Mesh Topology The WebUI provides a Mesh Topology view to quickly assess the current mesh deployment. To access it, navigate to Configuration > Wireless > Mesh > [select mesh] > Mesh Topology. Within the Mesh Topology tab, click the displayed mesh nodes to expand the tree and view connections between the […]
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FortiWLC – Configuring VLAN in MESH
Configuring VLAN in MESH Mesh APs now supports VLAN trunking. Before you enable VLAN trunking on a mesh network, follow the recommendations listed below: Secondary redundancy network is not support and hence use mesh rediscovery to achieve redundancy. The gateway AP in a VLAN mesh should use ESS and port profile in tunnel mode if […]
FortiWLC – Installing and Configuring an Enterprise Mesh System
Installing and Configuring an Enterprise Mesh System Determine Antenna Placement An Enterprise Mesh uses APs (as repeaters) to extend the range of wireless coverage. An AP in a Enterprise Mesh configuration is directed to look for a signal from a Parent AP. As such, antenna placement and reception is important for the optimum performance of […]
FortiWLC – Mesh Network
Mesh Network Enterprise Mesh is an optional wireless alternative for the Ethernet links connecting APs to controllers. Deploy the Enterprise Mesh system to replace a switched wired backbone with a completely wireless 802.11 backbone, while providing similar levels of throughput, QoS, and service fidelity. The following are Enterprise Mesh features: Hierarchical bandwidth architecture Dynamic allocation […]
FortiWLC – DSCP Marking for Management Packets
DSCP Marking for Management Packets You can apply Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values to management and application traffic (see Application Visibility Enhancements section). DSCP value is a selectable field that can be used to assign various levels of precedence to network traffic. By default, traffic packets contained an EF value and with the introduction […]
FortiWLC – Load Balancing for APs in Virtual Cell
Load Balancing for APs in Virtual Cell You can configure load balancing to effectively distribute wireless clients to alternate access points. The load balancing is performed by the controller based on two factors; Current Load of the AP and RSSI value of the client. Current load of an AP – Current load represents the number […]
IPsec VPNs and certificates
IPsec VPNs and certificates Certificate authentication is a more secure alternative to preshared key (shared secret) authentication for IPsec VPN peers. Unlike administrators or SSL VPN users, IPsec peers use HTTP to connect to the VPN gateway configured on the FortiGate unit. The VPN gateway configuration can require certificate authentication before it permits an IPsec […]
Certificate-based authentication
Certificate–based authentication This section provides an overview of how the FortiGate unit verifies the identities of administrators, SSL VPN users, or IPsec VPN peers using X.509 security certificates. The following topics are included in this section: What is a security certificate? Certificates overview Managing X.509 certificates Configuring certificate-based authentication Example — Generate a CSR on […]