FortiExtender monitoring enhancement

The Managed FortiExtenders tab on the Network > FortiExtenders page has been enhanced with the following additional monitoring features:

• Profile tab on the Network > FortiExtenders page has two new charts: Status and Mode.

• Updated Status column with Online, Offline, Waiting For Authorization states.

• A new default Details column filled with the data used by the modem/SIM card when FortiExtender is in WAN-extension mode, or filled with the connected IPsec tunnel used with the FortiGate when FortiExtender is in LAN-extension mode.

• When FortiExtender is in WAN-extension mode, you can view modem information by left-clicking or hovering the mouse over the FortiExtender name to show a tooltip, and then clicking "Diagnostics and Tools".

• The "Serial #" column which used to be a default column is now optional.

FortiExtender default page and option selection

By default, the page shows the name of each FortiExtender, but Serial number is not in default display.

You can click in the default column to view more options and add more columns, such as "Serial #".

FortiGate GUI monitoring page when FortiExtender is authorized in wan-extension mode

The "Modem 1 Interface #" column shows the FortiGate virtual interface which is built on the FortiExtender. This is the FortiGate WAN interface which extends to the FortiExtender LTE-modem. The "Details" column shows the data used on Modem1 / SIM1 in FXA21FTQ22000014.

FortiGate GUI provides the profiles used for each FortiExtender

FortiGate GUI provides profile settings for wan-extension

"Default SIM" defines which SIM card starts to work first. SIM switch can be enabled by data plan. Assuming SIM1 uses Bell card. When its usage has reached the data limit in the plan, SIM2 (using Telus card) will be engaged to for service.

FortiGate GUI provides detailed FortiExtender diagnostics pages

You can left-click the name of an FortiExtender or hover the mouse over the name to get the tooltip, as shown in the following image.

1. Click the name of an FortiExtender to get the following page.



2. Click "Diagnostics and Tools" to open the Diagnostics and Tools page.

   

FortiGate GUI monitoring page when FortiExtender is authorized in lan-extension mode

The "Details" column shows the IPSec tunnel between FortiGate and FortiExtender.

FortiGate GUI provides Profile settings for lan-extension

You can set the IPsec tunnel connection between FortiExtender and FortiGate on this page. After multiple connections from FortiExtender (as uplink) are established, you can select load balance mode on this page.

FortiGate GUI provides the settings for data plan

Each data plan is associated with a carrier name. After the SIM card is active, the modem will detect the carrier and use the corresponding plan. Each data plan has a data limit (capacity) that can be used by the SIM card. The data limit is reset after the billing date.