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Asset details

Asset details

The Asset Details pane provides comprehensive endpoint information to streamline the diagnostic process and reduce reliance on CLI commands.

To view the Asset Details pane:
  1. Go to Dashboard > Assets & Identities.

  2. Hover over the Assets widget, and click Click to Expand. The Assets monitor opens.

    If you are using the Comprehensive dashboard template, go to Device Inventory Monitor.

  3. Select a row to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button:

    You can also hover over the device to display a tooltip with the Asset Details button.

  4. Click Asset Details to display the details.

    On the top-left of the Asset Details pane is information about the endpoint, such as MAC address, IP address, interface, and so on. The following buttons are also available for the endpoint:

    • Create > Firewall Address

    • Create > Firewall Policy

    • Quarantine > Quarantine Host

    • Quarantine > Ban IP

    • Disassociate is available for endpoints using a WiFi interface

    • Packet capture

    On the top-right are details about the WiFi or FortiLink interface when used by the endpoint.

    Along the bottom are tabs of information, depending on the endpoint and interface used:

    Tab

    Subtabs

    FortiView

    Applications

    Destinations

    Sources

    Policies

    Vulnerabilities/Vulnerabilities <number> KEVs

    FortiClient

    IoT/OT

    Logs

    Forward Traffic

    ZTNA Traffic

    WiFi Events

    WiFi Performance

    N/A

    NAC Policies N/A

    Dynamic Port Policies

    N/A

    Following are examples of the Asset Details pane for an endpoint named PC75_WIN using a VLAN interface:

    • The FortiView > Policies tab:

    • The Vulnerabilities > FortiClient tab:

    • The Dynamic Port Policies tab:

You can also access the Asset Details pane by clicking the Asset Details button from the following GUI locations:

  • On the Dashboard > Assets & Identities page:

    • Assets - Vulnerabilities

    • Assets - FortiClient

  • On the Security Fabric page:

    • Go to Physical Topology, and hover over an endpoint to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button.

    • Go to Asset Identity Center page. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

  • In the WiFi & Switch Controller menu:

    • Go to WiFi Clients. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

    • Go to FortiSwitch Clients. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

  • On the Log & Report > Forward Traffic page, hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button:

Asset details

Asset details

The Asset Details pane provides comprehensive endpoint information to streamline the diagnostic process and reduce reliance on CLI commands.

To view the Asset Details pane:
  1. Go to Dashboard > Assets & Identities.

  2. Hover over the Assets widget, and click Click to Expand. The Assets monitor opens.

    If you are using the Comprehensive dashboard template, go to Device Inventory Monitor.

  3. Select a row to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button:

    You can also hover over the device to display a tooltip with the Asset Details button.

  4. Click Asset Details to display the details.

    On the top-left of the Asset Details pane is information about the endpoint, such as MAC address, IP address, interface, and so on. The following buttons are also available for the endpoint:

    • Create > Firewall Address

    • Create > Firewall Policy

    • Quarantine > Quarantine Host

    • Quarantine > Ban IP

    • Disassociate is available for endpoints using a WiFi interface

    • Packet capture

    On the top-right are details about the WiFi or FortiLink interface when used by the endpoint.

    Along the bottom are tabs of information, depending on the endpoint and interface used:

    Tab

    Subtabs

    FortiView

    Applications

    Destinations

    Sources

    Policies

    Vulnerabilities/Vulnerabilities <number> KEVs

    FortiClient

    IoT/OT

    Logs

    Forward Traffic

    ZTNA Traffic

    WiFi Events

    WiFi Performance

    N/A

    NAC Policies N/A

    Dynamic Port Policies

    N/A

    Following are examples of the Asset Details pane for an endpoint named PC75_WIN using a VLAN interface:

    • The FortiView > Policies tab:

    • The Vulnerabilities > FortiClient tab:

    • The Dynamic Port Policies tab:

You can also access the Asset Details pane by clicking the Asset Details button from the following GUI locations:

  • On the Dashboard > Assets & Identities page:

    • Assets - Vulnerabilities

    • Assets - FortiClient

  • On the Security Fabric page:

    • Go to Physical Topology, and hover over an endpoint to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button.

    • Go to Asset Identity Center page. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

  • In the WiFi & Switch Controller menu:

    • Go to WiFi Clients. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

    • Go to FortiSwitch Clients. Hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button, or select a row in the table to display a toolbar that includes the Asset Details button.

  • On the Log & Report > Forward Traffic page, hover over a device to display a tooltip that includes the Asset Details button: