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wireless-controller inter-controller

wireless-controller inter-controller

Define the role of the primary and secondary controllers on the FortiAP unit, allowing the unit to decide the order in which the FortiAP selects the FortiGate.

config wireless-controller inter-controller
    set inter-controller-mode {disable | l2-roaming | 1+1}   Configure inter-controller mode (disable, l2-roaming, 1+1, default = disable).
            disable     Disable inter-controller mode.
            l2-roaming  Enable layer 2 roaming support between inter-controllers.
            1+1         Enable 1+1 fast failover mode.
    set inter-controller-key {password_string}   Secret key for inter-controller communications. size[127]
    set inter-controller-pri {primary | secondary}   Configure inter-controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).
            primary    Primary fast failover mode.
            secondary  Secondary fast failover mode.
    set fast-failover-max {integer}   Maximum number of retransmissions for fast failover HA messages between peer wireless controllers (3 - 64, default = 10). range[3-64]
    set fast-failover-wait {integer}   Minimum wait time before an AP transitions from secondary controller to primary controller (10 - 86400 sec, default = 10). range[10-86400]
    config inter-controller-peer
        edit {id}
        # Fast failover peer wireless controller list.
            set id {integer}   ID. range[0-4294967295]
            set peer-ip {ipv4 address}   Peer wireless controller's IP address.
            set peer-port {integer}   Port used by the wireless controller's for inter-controller communications (1024 - 49150, default = 5246). range[1024-49150]
            set peer-priority {primary | secondary}   Peer wireless controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).
                    primary    Primary fast failover mode.
                    secondary  Secondary fast failover mode.
        next
end

inter-controller-mode

Configure inter-controller mode (disable, l2-roaming, 1+1). Default = disable.

inter-controller-key <password>

Secret key for inter-controller communications.

inter-controller-pri {primary | secondary}

Configure inter-controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).

fast-failover-max <value>

Maximum number of retransmissions for fast failover HA messages between peer wireless controllers (3 - 64, default = 10).

fast-failover-wait <value>

Minimum wait time before an AP transitions from secondary controller to primary controller (10 - 86400 sec, default = 10).

config inter-controller-peer

Fast failover peer wireless controller list.

peer-ip <ip-address>

Peer wireless controller's IP address.

peer-port <port-number>

Peer wireless controller's port (1024 - 49150, default = 5246).

peer-priority {primary | secondary}

Peer wireless controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).

wireless-controller inter-controller

Define the role of the primary and secondary controllers on the FortiAP unit, allowing the unit to decide the order in which the FortiAP selects the FortiGate.

config wireless-controller inter-controller
    set inter-controller-mode {disable | l2-roaming | 1+1}   Configure inter-controller mode (disable, l2-roaming, 1+1, default = disable).
            disable     Disable inter-controller mode.
            l2-roaming  Enable layer 2 roaming support between inter-controllers.
            1+1         Enable 1+1 fast failover mode.
    set inter-controller-key {password_string}   Secret key for inter-controller communications. size[127]
    set inter-controller-pri {primary | secondary}   Configure inter-controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).
            primary    Primary fast failover mode.
            secondary  Secondary fast failover mode.
    set fast-failover-max {integer}   Maximum number of retransmissions for fast failover HA messages between peer wireless controllers (3 - 64, default = 10). range[3-64]
    set fast-failover-wait {integer}   Minimum wait time before an AP transitions from secondary controller to primary controller (10 - 86400 sec, default = 10). range[10-86400]
    config inter-controller-peer
        edit {id}
        # Fast failover peer wireless controller list.
            set id {integer}   ID. range[0-4294967295]
            set peer-ip {ipv4 address}   Peer wireless controller's IP address.
            set peer-port {integer}   Port used by the wireless controller's for inter-controller communications (1024 - 49150, default = 5246). range[1024-49150]
            set peer-priority {primary | secondary}   Peer wireless controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).
                    primary    Primary fast failover mode.
                    secondary  Secondary fast failover mode.
        next
end

inter-controller-mode

Configure inter-controller mode (disable, l2-roaming, 1+1). Default = disable.

inter-controller-key <password>

Secret key for inter-controller communications.

inter-controller-pri {primary | secondary}

Configure inter-controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).

fast-failover-max <value>

Maximum number of retransmissions for fast failover HA messages between peer wireless controllers (3 - 64, default = 10).

fast-failover-wait <value>

Minimum wait time before an AP transitions from secondary controller to primary controller (10 - 86400 sec, default = 10).

config inter-controller-peer

Fast failover peer wireless controller list.

peer-ip <ip-address>

Peer wireless controller's IP address.

peer-port <port-number>

Peer wireless controller's port (1024 - 49150, default = 5246).

peer-priority {primary | secondary}

Peer wireless controller's priority (primary or secondary, default = primary).