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Firewall Devices

Firewall Devices

Use the Device Manager pane to add, configure, and manage devices.

This topic covers navigating the Device Manager pane, adding devices, and managing devices. It also covers managing FortiExtender wireless WAN extenders.

Additional configuration options and short-cuts are available using the right-click content menu. Right-click the mouse on different parts of the navigation panes on the GUI page to access these context menus.

If workspace or workflow is enabled, the ADOM must be locked before changes can be made. See Locking an ADOM.

The Device Manager pane includes the following tabs in the blue banner:

Device & Groups

Add, configure, and view managed and logging devices. Use the toolbar to add devices, devices groups, and launch the install wizard. See Adding devices. The Device & Groups tab also contains a quick status bar for a selected device group. See Using the quick status bar.

Firmware

View information about firmware for devices as well as upgrade firmware. See Firmware.

License

View license information for devices as well as push license updates to devices. See License.

Provisioning Templates

Configure provisioning templates. For information on system, Threat Weight, FortiClient, and certificate templates, see Provisioning Templates.

Scripts

Create new or import scripts. Scripts is disabled by default. You can enable this advanced configuration option in System Systems > Admin > Admin Settings. Select Show Script to enable on this option in the Device Manager pane. See Scripts.

SD-WAN

Configure profiles for load balancing SD-WAN links and monitor load-balancing profiles. The SD-WAN tab is displayed only when central SD-WAN Link load balancing is enabled. See SD-WAN central management.

Extender

View and configure FortiExtender. See FortiExtender.

Firewall Devices

Use the Device Manager pane to add, configure, and manage devices.

This topic covers navigating the Device Manager pane, adding devices, and managing devices. It also covers managing FortiExtender wireless WAN extenders.

Additional configuration options and short-cuts are available using the right-click content menu. Right-click the mouse on different parts of the navigation panes on the GUI page to access these context menus.

If workspace or workflow is enabled, the ADOM must be locked before changes can be made. See Locking an ADOM.

The Device Manager pane includes the following tabs in the blue banner:

Device & Groups

Add, configure, and view managed and logging devices. Use the toolbar to add devices, devices groups, and launch the install wizard. See Adding devices. The Device & Groups tab also contains a quick status bar for a selected device group. See Using the quick status bar.

Firmware

View information about firmware for devices as well as upgrade firmware. See Firmware.

License

View license information for devices as well as push license updates to devices. See License.

Provisioning Templates

Configure provisioning templates. For information on system, Threat Weight, FortiClient, and certificate templates, see Provisioning Templates.

Scripts

Create new or import scripts. Scripts is disabled by default. You can enable this advanced configuration option in System Systems > Admin > Admin Settings. Select Show Script to enable on this option in the Device Manager pane. See Scripts.

SD-WAN

Configure profiles for load balancing SD-WAN links and monitor load-balancing profiles. The SD-WAN tab is displayed only when central SD-WAN Link load balancing is enabled. See SD-WAN central management.

Extender

View and configure FortiExtender. See FortiExtender.