Fortigate Internal Hardware Switch
With this feature it is possible to create a hardware switch within an already present vlan on the network.
Fortigate internal hardware switch. Command to change the fortigate to switch mode. Config system global set. Sd wan is configured on all upstream interfaces and overlays. In the next few parts we will change the switch mode to interface and be able to add remove ports and switches.
A software switch can also be useful if you require more hardware ports for the switch on a fortigate unit. Config system global set internal switch mode switch exit command to change the fortigate to interface mode. A hardware switch is a virtual interface that groups different interfaces together allowing a fortigate to treat the group as a single interface. The gui is always going to leave a.
This article explains how to set up hardware switch interface as port monitor on ha configuration. Two fortigates with internal hardware switches can be configured as an active active a a ha pair. This ensures that enterprise campus core data center or internal segments fortigate can fit seamlessly into your environment. For example if your fortigate unit has a 4 port switch wan1 wan2 and dmz interfaces and you need one more port you can create a soft switch that can include the four port switch and the dmz interface all on the same subnet.
Go to system dashboard status and enter either of the following commands into the cli console. Others have asked how to get more flexibility during their edit process. Not all fortigate firewalls can be configured in the same way for hardware switches. A hardware switch bounds hardware interfaces together that are physically present on the same integrated switch.
In the following topology both fortigates forward traffic through internal switches connected to service providers. This setup is not fully compliant with a regular ha configuration. This is a type of hardware switch that adds the vlan id to it. Fortigate ngfw is available in many different models to meet your needs ranging from entry level hardware appliances to ultra high end appliances to meet the most demanding threat protection performance requirements.
This is hardware dependent. In this mode you can add more switches but not remove the current ports. Many fortigate models have a default hardware switch called either lan or internal.