FortiSwitch Manager
The FortiSwitch Manager pane allows you to manage FortiSwitch devices that are controlled by FortiGate devices that are managed by FortiManager. FortiSwitch devices must be added to a FortiGate and cannot be directly added to FortiManager as a standalone device.
You can use FortiSwitch Manager for the following modes of management:
| Central management of managed switches |
When central management is enabled, you can view, create, edit, and import profiles. These profiles share a common database and can be applied to any device. Central management mode is recommended when you need to create common profiles to share between different FortiSwitch devices, for example in environments where you have many FortiSwitches and managing the settings for each device individually is not practical. Configuration of FortiSwitch settings is completed in the FortiSwitch Manager. When an install occurs, only necessary configurations (configurations that are directly referenced in a profile assigned to the FortiSwitch) are installed. |
| Per-device management of managed switches |
When per-device management is enabled, you can change settings for each managed switch. All FortiSwitch devices are managed at the device level with no shared objects. Per-device management mode is recommended when you want to manage each FortiSwitch configuration individually. Configuration of FortiSwitch settings is completed in the FortiSwitch Manager. When an install occurs, all configurations for the FortiSwitch are synchronized to the managing FortiGate. |
The panes available in the FortiSwitch Manager tree menu depend on whether you have central management or per-device management enabled.
When central management is enabled, the FortiSwitch Manager pane includes the following in the tree menu:
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Displays unauthorized and authorized FortiSwitch devices. You can view, authorize, and edit authorized switches, as well as apply templates to switches. |
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| FortiSwitch Templates |
View, create, and edit FortiSwitch templates, VLANs, security policies, and custom commands. Templates can also be imported. |
When per-device management is enabled, the FortiSwitch Manager module includes the following in the tree menu:
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Displays unauthorized and authorized FortiSwitch devices. You can view, authorize, and edit authorized switches as well as configure ports for each managed switch in the Managed Switches tab. View, create, and edit VLANs, security policies, LLDP profiles, QoS policies, and custom commands for each managed switch in the FortiSwitch Profiles tab. Use the CLI to configure switches in the CLI Configurations tab. |