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Administration Guide

Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiAP devices

Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiAP devices

To authorize FortiAP devices:
  1. Go to AP Manager.
  2. In the tree menu, go to Device & Groups > Managed FortiGate (#), and select the FortiGate that contains the unauthorized FortiAP devices. Alternatively, you can select a device in a group, see FortiAP groups.
  3. In the Status chart legend, click Unauthorized. The unauthorized FortiAP devices are displayed in the content pane.
  4. Select the FortiAP devices and click More > Authorize from the toolbar, or right-click and select Authorize. The Authorize AP dialog opens.
  5. Click OK to authorize the selected devices.
To deauthorize FortiAP devices:
  1. In the tree menu, select the FortiGate that contains the FortiAP devices to be deauthorized.
  2. Select the FortiAP devices and either click More > Deauthorize from the toolbar, or right-click and select Deauthorize. The Deauthorize AP dialog opens.
  3. Select OK to deauthorize the selected devices.

Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiAP devices

Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiAP devices

To authorize FortiAP devices:
  1. Go to AP Manager.
  2. In the tree menu, go to Device & Groups > Managed FortiGate (#), and select the FortiGate that contains the unauthorized FortiAP devices. Alternatively, you can select a device in a group, see FortiAP groups.
  3. In the Status chart legend, click Unauthorized. The unauthorized FortiAP devices are displayed in the content pane.
  4. Select the FortiAP devices and click More > Authorize from the toolbar, or right-click and select Authorize. The Authorize AP dialog opens.
  5. Click OK to authorize the selected devices.
To deauthorize FortiAP devices:
  1. In the tree menu, select the FortiGate that contains the FortiAP devices to be deauthorized.
  2. Select the FortiAP devices and either click More > Deauthorize from the toolbar, or right-click and select Deauthorize. The Deauthorize AP dialog opens.
  3. Select OK to deauthorize the selected devices.