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Setting a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan

Setting a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan

Use this procedure to set the position of a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan.

Prerequisites

  • Complete the Adding a floor plan to FortiLAN Cloud procedure, if you want to set a FortiAP device on a floor plan.
  • Identify the site that has the map or floor plan that you want to set the FortiAP device on. Go to Access Points > Map View.

Procedure steps

  1. To move a FortiAP device to the site that has the map or floor plan that you want to use:
    1. In the Menu bar, click Access Points.
    2. In the Navigation pane, click Edit View.
    3. In the first column of the table, select the checkbox for the FortiAP device that you want to move.
    4. Click AP Actions > Site.
    5. Select the site and click Apply.
  2. To set the position of a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan:
    1. In the Navigation pane, click Map View and then select the site that includes the FortiAP that you want to use.
    2. Click and select Set AP Position.
    3. Click and drag to the desired position on the map or floor plan.
    4. Click Close.

      The map or floor plan shows the FortiAP device.

      The following image shows an example of an AP set on a floor plan:

Setting a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan

Setting a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan

Use this procedure to set the position of a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan.

Prerequisites

  • Complete the Adding a floor plan to FortiLAN Cloud procedure, if you want to set a FortiAP device on a floor plan.
  • Identify the site that has the map or floor plan that you want to set the FortiAP device on. Go to Access Points > Map View.

Procedure steps

  1. To move a FortiAP device to the site that has the map or floor plan that you want to use:
    1. In the Menu bar, click Access Points.
    2. In the Navigation pane, click Edit View.
    3. In the first column of the table, select the checkbox for the FortiAP device that you want to move.
    4. Click AP Actions > Site.
    5. Select the site and click Apply.
  2. To set the position of a FortiAP device on a map or floor plan:
    1. In the Navigation pane, click Map View and then select the site that includes the FortiAP that you want to use.
    2. Click and select Set AP Position.
    3. Click and drag to the desired position on the map or floor plan.
    4. Click Close.

      The map or floor plan shows the FortiAP device.

      The following image shows an example of an AP set on a floor plan: