Step 4: Model the Device

For the FortiNAC software to recognize the device, it must be added to Inventory either by prompting the FortiNAC software to discover the device or by adding it manually. Regardless of how the device is added, the FortiNAC software must be able to communicate with it.

1. Under Network > Inventory add the device models. Use the chart below to determine which IP address to use when modeling the controller.

   Controller Configuration	Model Using …
   Individual controllers (no redundancy)	Controller IP
   Controllers in redundant configuration Active/Active (No VIP)	IP of each controller
   Controllers in redundant configuration Active/Active (VIP)	VIP
   Controllers in redundant configuration Active/Passive	VIP

   See section Add or modify a device or Discovery in the Administration Guide for instructions.

   SNMP Settings: SNMP v1 or v3 credentials

   CLI Settings: Credentials used for CLI access.

   Note: If a “?” appears as the icon, then support needs to be added for that device. See KB article Options for Devices Unable to Be Modeled in Topology for instructions.

2. Click the Polling tab in the right panel of the model.

3. Set L2 (Hosts) Polling to 10 minutes. And click Save.

4. Set the PerserveSSIDs device attribute. This prevents SSIDs already associated with the device model from being deleted should FortiNAC fail to read the SSIDs of the controller. When SSIDs are removed, corresponding SSID configurations and group memberships are also removed.

5. Log into the CLI as root and type:

6. device -ip <DEVICE_MODEL_IP> -setAttr -name PreserveSSIDs -value true


   Note: This attribute is not set by default.