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FortiLAN Cloud User Guide

User Interface Overview

User Interface Overview

The FortiLAN Cloud GUI is segregated into different sections and pages enabling you to perform configuration and management operations at the FortiLAN Cloud level, network level, and device level.

The Services menu accessible via the FortiLAN Cloud application provides access to various Fortinet cloud-based services. It includes the Show More and Show Less options to expand and collapse the list of services respectively.

The Support menu, provides the Resources section with some useful links aiding product usage and the Downloads section for access to installation files and updates.


To view what's new in the current release, click FortiLAN Cloud Feature Reference.

To view the license status, click License Status.

To access the following additional options, click Settings.


  • To manage (enable/disable) email alert preferences for specific notifications for your account, click Manage Notifications.
  • To switch to a different account, select Change FortiLAN Account.
  • To send feedback to the FortiLAN Cloud team, select Feedback.

The navigation menu on the left side provides an overview of the network and enables various federated/centralized configurations. For more information, see Configuring and Managing FortiLAN Cloud.

After you select a network, you are navigated to the main configuration menu for the network and the devices (FortiAPs and FortiSwitches). The network level menu allows you to monitor the network statistics and configure unified device tags for a network. For more information, see Network Level Configuration.

The wireless menu allows you to configure, monitor, and manage FortiAP devices in your networks For more information on managing the FortiAP devices, see Configuring and Managing FortiAPs.

The switch menu allows you to configure, monitor, and manage FortiSwitch devices in your networks For more information on managing the FortiSwitch devices, see Configuring and Managing FortiSwitches.

User Interface Overview

The FortiLAN Cloud GUI is segregated into different sections and pages enabling you to perform configuration and management operations at the FortiLAN Cloud level, network level, and device level.

The Services menu accessible via the FortiLAN Cloud application provides access to various Fortinet cloud-based services. It includes the Show More and Show Less options to expand and collapse the list of services respectively.

The Support menu, provides the Resources section with some useful links aiding product usage and the Downloads section for access to installation files and updates.


To view what's new in the current release, click FortiLAN Cloud Feature Reference.

To view the license status, click License Status.

To access the following additional options, click Settings.


  • To manage (enable/disable) email alert preferences for specific notifications for your account, click Manage Notifications.
  • To switch to a different account, select Change FortiLAN Account.
  • To send feedback to the FortiLAN Cloud team, select Feedback.

The navigation menu on the left side provides an overview of the network and enables various federated/centralized configurations. For more information, see Configuring and Managing FortiLAN Cloud.

After you select a network, you are navigated to the main configuration menu for the network and the devices (FortiAPs and FortiSwitches). The network level menu allows you to monitor the network statistics and configure unified device tags for a network. For more information, see Network Level Configuration.

The wireless menu allows you to configure, monitor, and manage FortiAP devices in your networks For more information on managing the FortiAP devices, see Configuring and Managing FortiAPs.

The switch menu allows you to configure, monitor, and manage FortiSwitch devices in your networks For more information on managing the FortiSwitch devices, see Configuring and Managing FortiSwitches.