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New Features

New Features

FortiLAN Cloud 24.1 delivers the following features/enhancements to FortiLAN Cloud. For more information, see New Features.

FortiLAN Cloud

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiLAN Cloud.

Feature

Description

New Device Support

This release of FortiLAN Cloud introduces support for FAP-441K and FAP-443K devices.

Device/Client Query Enhancements

For querying wired clients and FortiSwitches, additional entries are now supported.

Device Connectivity Analysis and Reports

The device connectivity analysis graphs for FortiAPs and FortiSwitches are added in the custom dashboards. The data from the custom dashboards can be exported into reports that are supported in the PDF, CSV, and JSON formats.

Wireless

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiAPs.

Feature

Description

SSID Configuration Enhancements
  • You can now enable the advertising of vendor specific elements in beacons that contain FortiAP information such as its name, model, and serial number.

  • FortiLAN Cloud now segregates 802.11k and 802.11v into standalone features that you can configure when creating an SSID.

  • FortiLAN Cloud now supports 11ax data rates in SSID configuration.

  • The SAE Hunting-and-Pecking (HnP) only option is now available for WPA3- SAE authentication mode.

Network Setting Enhancements
  • The FortiAP sends a probe message to the cloud servers at the configured NAT Session Keep Alive timer duration.

  • You can now configure FortiAPs for an automatic reboot when they lose connection with the cloud controller.

Operating Environment Classification for Channels With this release, you can select the operating environment for channels of a specific FortiAP, whether indoor or outdoor.
Switch

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiSwitches.

Feature

Description

Deploying FortiSwitch to FortiSASE

You can now deploy FortiLAN Cloud managed FortiSwitches to FortiSASE via FortiZTP.

Reset Cloud Connection

The reset cloud connection action is now available for FortiSwitches to aid in the recovery of devices.

New Features

New Features

FortiLAN Cloud 24.1 delivers the following features/enhancements to FortiLAN Cloud. For more information, see New Features.

FortiLAN Cloud

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiLAN Cloud.

Feature

Description

New Device Support

This release of FortiLAN Cloud introduces support for FAP-441K and FAP-443K devices.

Device/Client Query Enhancements

For querying wired clients and FortiSwitches, additional entries are now supported.

Device Connectivity Analysis and Reports

The device connectivity analysis graphs for FortiAPs and FortiSwitches are added in the custom dashboards. The data from the custom dashboards can be exported into reports that are supported in the PDF, CSV, and JSON formats.

Wireless

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiAPs.

Feature

Description

SSID Configuration Enhancements
  • You can now enable the advertising of vendor specific elements in beacons that contain FortiAP information such as its name, model, and serial number.

  • FortiLAN Cloud now segregates 802.11k and 802.11v into standalone features that you can configure when creating an SSID.

  • FortiLAN Cloud now supports 11ax data rates in SSID configuration.

  • The SAE Hunting-and-Pecking (HnP) only option is now available for WPA3- SAE authentication mode.

Network Setting Enhancements
  • The FortiAP sends a probe message to the cloud servers at the configured NAT Session Keep Alive timer duration.

  • You can now configure FortiAPs for an automatic reboot when they lose connection with the cloud controller.

Operating Environment Classification for Channels With this release, you can select the operating environment for channels of a specific FortiAP, whether indoor or outdoor.
Switch

These are the new features/enhancements for FortiSwitches.

Feature

Description

Deploying FortiSwitch to FortiSASE

You can now deploy FortiLAN Cloud managed FortiSwitches to FortiSASE via FortiZTP.

Reset Cloud Connection

The reset cloud connection action is now available for FortiSwitches to aid in the recovery of devices.