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Administration Guide

Device Inventory

Device Inventory

You can use the Device Inventory for a central view of all devices detected by each FortiGate in the current ADOM. Device Inventory includes charts for FortiAP, FortiSwitch, and WiFi SSID.

To view the Device Inventory monitor:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Monitors > Device Inventory.
    The Device Inventory monitor displays charts and the device inventory table. Click Refresh in the toolbar to refresh the chart and table data.
  2. Set the Show Charts toggle to the ON position. The Device Inventory includes the following charts:
    Hardware VendorDisplays the distribution of hardware vendors for detected devices.
    Software OSDisplays the distribution of software OS for detected devices.
    StatusDisplays the status (online or offline) of detected devices.

    Interface

    Displays the distribution of interfaces used in detected devices.

    FortiSwitch

    Displays the distribution of FortiSwitch devices.

    FortiAP

    Displays the distribution of FortiAP devices.

    WiFi SSID

    Displays the distribution of WiFi SSIDs.

  3. Click Column Settings in the toolbar to change which columns are displayed in the table.
  4. Click Tools in the toolbar to access additional options. The following actions are available.
    • Create MAC Address
    • Create IP Address
    • Create IPv6 Address
    • Export to CSV

Device Inventory

Device Inventory

You can use the Device Inventory for a central view of all devices detected by each FortiGate in the current ADOM. Device Inventory includes charts for FortiAP, FortiSwitch, and WiFi SSID.

To view the Device Inventory monitor:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Monitors > Device Inventory.
    The Device Inventory monitor displays charts and the device inventory table. Click Refresh in the toolbar to refresh the chart and table data.
  2. Set the Show Charts toggle to the ON position. The Device Inventory includes the following charts:
    Hardware VendorDisplays the distribution of hardware vendors for detected devices.
    Software OSDisplays the distribution of software OS for detected devices.
    StatusDisplays the status (online or offline) of detected devices.

    Interface

    Displays the distribution of interfaces used in detected devices.

    FortiSwitch

    Displays the distribution of FortiSwitch devices.

    FortiAP

    Displays the distribution of FortiAP devices.

    WiFi SSID

    Displays the distribution of WiFi SSIDs.

  3. Click Column Settings in the toolbar to change which columns are displayed in the table.
  4. Click Tools in the toolbar to access additional options. The following actions are available.
    • Create MAC Address
    • Create IP Address
    • Create IPv6 Address
    • Export to CSV