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Administration Guide

Enabling central management

Enabling central management

FortiManager includes the option to enable central management for each of the following elements:

When central management is enabled, you can configure settings once, and then install the settings to one or more devices.

When central management is disabled, you must configure the settings for each device, and then install the settings to each device.

To use central management:
  1. Enable central management for SD-WAN, VPN, and/or AP.
  2. Configure the settings.
  3. Install the settings to one or more devices.

Enabling central management

Enabling central management

FortiManager includes the option to enable central management for each of the following elements:

When central management is enabled, you can configure settings once, and then install the settings to one or more devices.

When central management is disabled, you must configure the settings for each device, and then install the settings to each device.

To use central management:
  1. Enable central management for SD-WAN, VPN, and/or AP.
  2. Configure the settings.
  3. Install the settings to one or more devices.