Introduction
This document provides the following information for FortiAP-U version 6.0.0 build 0017:
- Supported models
- What's new in FortiAP-U version 6.0.0
- Special notice
- Upgrade information
- Product integration and support
- Resolved issues
- Known issues
For more information about your FortiAP-U device, see the FortiWiFi and FortiAP Configuration Guide.
Supported models
FortiAP-U version 6.0.0 supports the following models:
Models |
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FAP-U431F, FAP-U433F FAP-U421EV, FAP-U422EV, FAP-U423EV FAP-U321EV, FAP-U323EV FAP-U24JEV FAP-U221EV, FAP-U223EV |
What's new in FortiAP-U version 6.0.0
For FortiAP-U features managed by a FortiWLC, see the Wireless Controller documentation.
The following is a list of new features and enhancements in FortiAP-U version 6.0.0, when managed by a FortiGate running FortiOS version 6.2.2 and later, or by FortiAP Cloud:
- Support for new "Wi-Fi 6" (IEEE 802.11ax standard) AP models: FAP-U431F and FAP-U433F
- FAP-U431F and FAP-U433F profiles have two configurable platform modes:
- "Dual 5GHz" mode: Configure 3 radios as one lower 5GHz band, one higher 5GHz band and one 2.4GHz band respectively.
- "Single 5GHz" mode: Configure 3 radios as one full 5GHz band, one 2.4GHz band, and one dedicated monitor or sniffer.
- High Efficiency (HE) configured per SSID
- Target Wake Time (TWT) configured per SSID
- FAP-U431F and FAP-U433F profiles have two configurable platform modes:
-
FAP-U421EV, FAP-U422EV, and FAP-U423EV support 160MHz channel bonding on the 5GHz 802.11ac band (DFS certification required).
Note: FAP-U431F and FAP-U433F will support 160MHz channel bonding on the 5GHz 802.11ax/ac band after DFS certification.
- Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS)
- Rogue station scan and rogue AP suppression
- Protected Management Frames (PMF) on mesh-backhaul SSID
- Bonjour gateway
-
ACK Timeout adjustable by the max-distance setting in
wtp-profile
. - FAP-U24JEV LAN ports bridged to tunnel-mode SSIDs support split-tunneling function for wired clients.
- FortiPresence v7.1 Push API update
- Send AP Tx power as part of the FAP ID packets
- Up-to-date WiFi and country code adjustments.
- Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) certified stock keeping units (SKU):
- FAP-U221EV-D, FAP-U223EV-D, FAP-U421EV-D, FAP-U422EV-D, FAP-U423EV-D
- FAP-U422EV-N
- FAP-U422EV-S