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Administration Guide

FortiSwitch device list

FortiSwitch device list

On the Devices and Provisioning > Device List > FortiSwitch page, you can see FortiSwitch devices managed by FortiGates.

Charts at the top of the page display:

Chart

Description

Status

Displays the total number of FortiSwitch devices and how many devices have a status of Online and Offline.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Status to remove the filter.

Firmware Version

Displays the total number of FortiSwitch devices and how many devices are running each firmware version.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Firmware Version to remove the filter.

Subscription

Displays the FortiGate Cloud subscription status of the FortiGate managing the FortiSwitch.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Subscription to remove the filter.

Below the charts, you can access the following buttons:

Button

Description

Cloud Access

Select a FortiSwitch, and click Cloud Access to access the FortiGate that is managing the FortiSwitch.

Export to CSV

Click the Export to CSV to export the Devices and Provisioning > Device List > FortiSwitch page to a CSV file.

Group by

Select how to group the list of displayed devices:

  • Group by Controller

  • No Grouping

The table displays the following information about each FortiSwitch:

Column

Description

FortiSwitch

Displays the name and serial number.

Hover the mouse over a column heading to display:

  • Configure Table icon: Click to choose which columns to display in the table.

  • Filter icon: Click to access filter options for the column. May not be available for all columns.

Status

Displays whether the FortiSwitch is Online or Offline.

Firmware Version

Displays the firmware version and build number running on the FortiSwitch.

Controller

Indicates that the FortiSwitch belongs to a Fortinet Security Fabric by displaying a FortiGate serial number.

Folder Name

Displays the name of the asset folder to which the device belongs. FortiGate Cloud pulls the folder structure from FortiCloud.

Model

Displays the FortiSwitch model.

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following options:

Option

Description

Authorize

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following buttons to authorize, reject, or deauthorize the selected FortiSwitch.

See Authorizing managed devices.

Actions

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following options:

  • LED Blink: Select to start or stop blinking on the FortiSwitch for a specified period of time.

  • Restart: Select to restart the selected FortiSwitch.

FortiSwitch device list

FortiSwitch device list

On the Devices and Provisioning > Device List > FortiSwitch page, you can see FortiSwitch devices managed by FortiGates.

Charts at the top of the page display:

Chart

Description

Status

Displays the total number of FortiSwitch devices and how many devices have a status of Online and Offline.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Status to remove the filter.

Firmware Version

Displays the total number of FortiSwitch devices and how many devices are running each firmware version.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Firmware Version to remove the filter.

Subscription

Displays the FortiGate Cloud subscription status of the FortiGate managing the FortiSwitch.

Click the chart to filter the page. Click the Filter icon beside Subscription to remove the filter.

Below the charts, you can access the following buttons:

Button

Description

Cloud Access

Select a FortiSwitch, and click Cloud Access to access the FortiGate that is managing the FortiSwitch.

Export to CSV

Click the Export to CSV to export the Devices and Provisioning > Device List > FortiSwitch page to a CSV file.

Group by

Select how to group the list of displayed devices:

  • Group by Controller

  • No Grouping

The table displays the following information about each FortiSwitch:

Column

Description

FortiSwitch

Displays the name and serial number.

Hover the mouse over a column heading to display:

  • Configure Table icon: Click to choose which columns to display in the table.

  • Filter icon: Click to access filter options for the column. May not be available for all columns.

Status

Displays whether the FortiSwitch is Online or Offline.

Firmware Version

Displays the firmware version and build number running on the FortiSwitch.

Controller

Indicates that the FortiSwitch belongs to a Fortinet Security Fabric by displaying a FortiGate serial number.

Folder Name

Displays the name of the asset folder to which the device belongs. FortiGate Cloud pulls the folder structure from FortiCloud.

Model

Displays the FortiSwitch model.

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following options:

Option

Description

Authorize

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following buttons to authorize, reject, or deauthorize the selected FortiSwitch.

See Authorizing managed devices.

Actions

Select a FortiSwitch to display and access the following options:

  • LED Blink: Select to start or stop blinking on the FortiSwitch for a specified period of time.

  • Restart: Select to restart the selected FortiSwitch.