FortiManager key areas have been reorganized to enhance user experience

FortiManager key areas have been reorganized to enhance user experience, similar to FortiOS.

This topic includes the following sections:

• Device Manager
• Firewall Objects
• Fabric Connector
• Firewall Policies
• FortiAP Manager
• FortiSwitch Manager

Device Manager

• In the Device Manager device database, you can use Feature Visibility to enable network related features under the Network tree in the VDOM level.
  
• Enable network features in the Global Feature Visibility menu.

  

• Network related device configuration features are moved under the Network tree group. The following features have been moved from the Router and System menu to the new Network menu.
  • Interfaces
  • DHCP Servers
  • SD-WAN
  • DNS (Global tree feature)
  • DNS Database
  • DNS Service on Interface
  • IPAM (Global tree feature)
  • Explicit Proxy
  • Static Routes
  • Policy Routes
  • RIP
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • Routing Objects
  • Multicast
• The following device dashboard widgets are new or improved:
  • Session and Session Rate:
    • Changed from a line chart to an area chart.
    • Displays a dropdown list when IPv6 is enabled on FortiGate (options include: IPV4, IPV6, and IPV4 + IPV6), and displays the relevant chart based on the selected option.
      
      
      
  • Device Inventory:
    • The widget has added donut charts.
    • You can group and display the results by the hardware vendor or software OS.
    • You can filter the result by the hardware vendor, software OS, status and interface.
      
      
  • Advanced Host Scan:
    
  • CPU and Memory Usage:
    • The memory chart has been changed from a line chart to an area chart.
    • The CPU chart shows the usage of each CPU for multi-CPU devices.
      
  • Host Scan Summary:
    
  • FortiClient Detected Vulnerabilities:
    
  • IPSEC VPN Widget:
    • The icon is red when the tunnel is down.
    • The widget shows progress bars for incoming and outgoing traffic.
      
      

Firewall Objects

• The create new/edit firewall address page uses tabs instead of a dropdown list for the address type Category.
  
• The create new/edit Virtual IP page uses tabs instead of a dropdown list for the VIP Type.
  

Fabric Connector

• Fabric connectors are reorganized by Fabric Connectors and External Connectors.
  • External Connectors includes Private SDN, Public SDN, Threat Feeds, and Endpoint/Identity.
    
  • Fabric Connectors include EMS and FortiNAC connectors.
    • You can create a new FortiNAC connector by clicking Create New.
      
    • To configure an EMS connector, edit one of the existing default EMS connectors.
      
    • Users can also create fabric connectors from Policy & Objects by going to Policy & Objects > Security Fabric and selecting the Fabric Connectors, SDN Connectors, or Endpoint/Identity tabs.

Firewall Policies

• In firewall policies, the Source field groups Address, User, and Internet Service into one field with separate tabs.
  
• Policy profiles have been made easier to find.
  

FortiAP Manager

• The different graphics, colors, and icons in FortiManager are aligned with the design of FortiGate. The changes include graphics, AP icon, channel utilization, diagnostics and tools, and AP groups.
  
  
  
• AP Groups are not shown in the table view by default. You can enable it by going to List > Group in the toolbar.
  
• An empty space under the Diagnostics and Tools menu no longer exists, and the Summary tab has been removed to align with FortiGate.
  
• On the client monitoring page, Signal Strength and Rate Calculation issues are resolved.
  

FortiSwitch Manager

• Enhancements have been made to the layout of the FortiSwitch Manager page.
  • General.
    
  • FortiSwitch Ports.
    
  • Diagnostics & Tools.