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FortiExtender and FortiGate integration

FortiExtender and FortiGate integration

FortiExtender (Managed) and FortiGate integration is used for following purposes:

The number of FortiExtender (Managed) devices that can be used in FortiExtender (Managed) as FortiGate LAN/WAN extension varies, depending on the FortiGate platform you chose. The following table highlights the maximum numbers of FortiExtender (Managed)s that FortiGate platforms can support in such configurations.

Maximum number of FortiExtenders supported by FortiGate (FortiOS 7.4.0 and later)
FortiGate models Maximum number of FortiExtender Devices Supported
WAN extension LAN extension
FortiGate 40F, 60E & their variants; FortiGate VM01 2 0
FortiGate 60F, 70F, 80E, 80F, 90E and their variants, and FortiGate VM02 2 4
FortiGate 100E to 900G and their variants, and FortiGate VM04 2 8
FortiGate 1000D to 2600F and their variants, and FortiGate VM08 2 16
FortiGate 3000D and above, and FortiGate VM16 and above 2 32

FortiExtender and FortiGate integration

FortiExtender (Managed) and FortiGate integration is used for following purposes:

The number of FortiExtender (Managed) devices that can be used in FortiExtender (Managed) as FortiGate LAN/WAN extension varies, depending on the FortiGate platform you chose. The following table highlights the maximum numbers of FortiExtender (Managed)s that FortiGate platforms can support in such configurations.

Maximum number of FortiExtenders supported by FortiGate (FortiOS 7.4.0 and later)
FortiGate models Maximum number of FortiExtender Devices Supported
WAN extension LAN extension
FortiGate 40F, 60E & their variants; FortiGate VM01 2 0
FortiGate 60F, 70F, 80E, 80F, 90E and their variants, and FortiGate VM02 2 4
FortiGate 100E to 900G and their variants, and FortiGate VM04 2 8
FortiGate 1000D to 2600F and their variants, and FortiGate VM08 2 16
FortiGate 3000D and above, and FortiGate VM16 and above 2 32