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Administration Guide

Enabling per-device management

Enabling per-device management

When per-device management is enabled, you can configure changes on each managed switch.

To enable FortiSwitch per-device management:
  1. Go to System Settings > All ADOMs.
  2. Double-click the ADOM to open it for editing.
  3. Beside Central Management, clear the FortiSwitch checkbox, and click OK.

    Central management is disabled, and per-device management is enabled for FortiSwitch.

  4. Go to FortiSwitch Manager, and notice that Per-device Management is displayed in the top-right corner.

Enabling per-device management

When per-device management is enabled, you can configure changes on each managed switch.

To enable FortiSwitch per-device management:
  1. Go to System Settings > All ADOMs.
  2. Double-click the ADOM to open it for editing.
  3. Beside Central Management, clear the FortiSwitch checkbox, and click OK.

    Central management is disabled, and per-device management is enabled for FortiSwitch.

  4. Go to FortiSwitch Manager, and notice that Per-device Management is displayed in the top-right corner.