Solutions and technologies
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN consists of several components:
- FortiGate NGFW, which runs FortiOS, is the core of Secure SD-WAN
- Fortinet ZTNA Access Proxy, which runs natively in FortiOS, starting in FortiOS 7.0
- FortiManager for the orchestration and management plane
- FortiAnalyzer for advanced analytics and automation
- FortiPortal to provide a scalable and flexible customer self-service portal
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution can be extended to Secure SD-Branch. SD-Branch consists of the following components:
- FortiSwitch to provide security on the wired LAN edge
- FortiAP to provide WiFi access to users
The following image shows the components of the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN architecture, including the items mentioned above, along with additional Fortinet solutions that extend beyond SD-WAN. This provides complete coverage across the branch to further build out the Fortinet Security Fabric, providing broad visibility, integration, and automation for organizations.
This section includes the following topics: