New to Fortinet - what exactly is Fortilink? : r/fortinet - Reddit
Jul 15, 2023 · FortiLink is an in band proprietary (sort of) management protocol used to synchronize configuration and perform discovery of specific Fortinet devices. It will run inband on the ports …
May someone please ELI5 how FortiSwitches work with Fortilink
Apr 13, 2023 · I'd love to have a better understanding of how FortiLink works and some other troubleshooting techniques or better terms to type into Google to help find the answerers before we …
Push Fortigate VLAN to Fortilink : r/fortinet - Reddit
Push Fortigate VLAN to Fortilink Hi all, I am fairly new to Forti Manager, but I would like to know how you can push the VLAN config from Fortigate to Forti switches. There's a bunch of VLANs in the …
[QUES] FortiSwitch connected to FortiGate not coming Online
Aug 28, 2023 · However, I've encountered difficulties in bringing it online while connected to FortiGate via FortiLink interface. After some research, I came across information suggesting that discrepancies …
FortiLink and LAN explanation? : r/fortinet - Reddit
May 24, 2023 · If the FSW is in standalone mode. You can only manage it through its internal ip address or management interface. It doesn't matter what firewall you're using. It will work like any other …
FortiSwitch VLANs over Fortilink : r/fortinet - Reddit
Apr 15, 2024 · The FortiLink interface is not much more than a LAG with some extra bits to help the FGT negotiate a connection with the FortiSwitch so that the switch becomes managed by the FGT. When …
FortiSwitch shows Offline after upgrade? : r/fortinet - Reddit
Jun 12, 2023 · After the upgrade completed successfully (shows that in logs) the FortiSwitch status shows as offline in Managed FortiSwitches, FortiLink on the Gate. Network connectivity and VLANs …
What is the proper way to manage multiple fortiswitches from a
Nov 6, 2022 · I have two switches connected through fortilink interfaces, but one is always "offline." Searching online shows there could be issues related to Date/Time sync but each switch appears to …
FortiLink Compatibility Guide : r/fortinet - Reddit
Mar 31, 2023 · The guide is helpful, but doesn’t mean you’ll have full compatibility from what we’ve found. Biggest thing is keep your firewall and switches on the same code base for best compatibility. …
Confused with VLANs for Fortitlink and Access Points : r/fortinet - Reddit
Jul 20, 2023 · Instead, Fortilink interface uses 10.255.1.0/24 network for switch, but doesn't seem to extend that to the access points. Am I going to have 3 different admin vlans, one on the Fortigate, …