Network tab
The Network tab contains the following sections:
Physical Interface
On the General tab when VDOM mode is toggled on, the Add Physical Interface button is available on the Network tab. In other words, it is available when configuring a profile for VDOM mode.
Click Add Physical Interface to add one or more physical interfaces for the role of WAN, LAN, or DMZ. See Adding physical interfaces for VDOMs.
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Instead of adding physical interfaces for use by VDOMs, you can retrieve interfaces when you add a VDOM to SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA. See Adding VDOMs . |
WAN
Expand WAN to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Create New |
Click Create New to define a new WAN interface. You can define the port type as VLAN, Aggregate, Hard_Switch, Soft_Switch, and Extender. When the port type is AGGREGATE, you must save the WAN configuration, and then open it for editing to add interface members. See also Creating new WAN settings. |
Extender |
Available when Running on Cloud is toggled off on the General tab of the profile. Click Extender to configure FortiExtender as a WAN port for FortiGate. |
Interface |
Displays the interface name. |
Vlan |
Displays whether VLAN is used. |
Interface Members |
Displays the interface members for an aggregate interface. |
ISP Link |
Displays the name of the ISP link. |
WAN Type |
Displays the type of WAN used. |
Private Wire |
Displays whether a private wire is used. |
Mode |
Displays the mode used by the interface. |
Enable |
Indicates whether the interface is enabled. |
Access |
Displays the types of access to allowed for the interface. |
Update |
Click the Update icon to edit the settings. |
LAN
Expand LAN to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Create New |
Click Create New to define a new LAN interface. You can define the port type as VLAN, WiFi_SSID, Aggregate, Hard_Switch, and Soft_Switch. When the port type is AGGREGATE, you must save the LAN configuration, and then open it for editing to add interface members. See also Creating new LAN settings. |
Switch/AP Configuration |
Toggle on to enable configuration of managed FortiSwitch and FortiAP devices, and display the Switch/AP button. Toggle off to disable configuration of managed FortiSwitch and FortiAP devices. If you toggle this feature off after configuring switch and AP devices, the configuration is reset for all managed switch and AP devices. |
Switch/AP |
Available when Switch/AP Configuration is toggled on. Click Switch/AP to define settings for FortiSwitch and FortiAP devices. See also Attaching a FortiSwitch model to FortiGate and Adding a FortiAP model device. |
Interface |
Displays the interface name. |
Vlan |
Displays whether VLAN is used. |
Interface Members | Displays the interface members for an aggregate interface. |
Subnet Type | Displays the type of subnet. |
IP Address | Displays the IP address. |
DHCP Server/Relay | Displays the DHCP mode |
DHCP Pool Size |
Displays the DHCP pool size. |
Access |
Displays the types of access to allowed for the interface. |
Update |
Click the Update icon to edit the settings. |
DMZ
Expand DMZ to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Create New |
Click Create New to define a new DMZ interface. You can define the port type as VLAN or AGGREGATE. When the port type is AGGREGATE, you must save the DMZ configuration, and then open it for editing to add interface members. See also Creating new DMZ settings. |
Interface |
Displays the interface name. |
Vlan |
Displays whether VLAN is used. |
Interface Members |
Displays the interface members for an aggregate interface. |
Enable |
Indicates whether the interface is enabled. |
Access |
Displays the types of access to allowed for the interface. |
Update |
Click the Update icon to edit the settings. |
Virtual Wire Pair
Expand Virtual Wire Pair to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Create New |
Click Create New to define a virtual wire pair. See also Creating virtual wire pairs. |
Interface Members |
Select two interface members for the virtual wire pair. A virtual wire pair must have exactly two interface members. |
Wildcard VLAN |
Toggle ON to enable wildcard VLAN. Toggle OFF to disable this feature. |
VLAN Filter |
Available when Wildcard VLAN is toggled ON. Click Add to create a VLAN filter. |
MGMT
Expand MGMT to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Interface |
Displays the management interface. |
BGP
Expand BGP to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Router ID |
Displays Auto Assign to indicate that the router ID will be automatically assigned. |
Redistribute OSPF |
Toggle on to enable redistribution of routing table learned by OSPF to other devices controlled by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA through BGP, or to devices not controlled by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA, such as Cisco routers. Toggle off to disable. |
Create New |
Click Create New to define a new BGP network. See also Creating new BGP network. |
Type |
Displays Port Subnet. |
Subnet | Displays the physical port name. |
OSPF
Expand OSPF to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Settings |
The Settings section displays the OSPF settings. |
Router ID |
Displays Auto Assign. |
Inject Default Route |
Select from the following options:
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Redistribute |
The Settings > Redistribute section lets you enable redistribution of routes between devices managed by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA and devices that are not managed by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA. |
Redistribute Connected |
Toggle on to enable redistribution of connected routes. |
Redistribute Static |
Toggle on to enable redistribution of static routes. |
Redistribute BGP |
Toggle on to enable redistribution of routing table learned by BGP to other devices controlled by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA through OSPF, or to devices not controlled by SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA, such as Cisco routers. |
Areas |
The Areas section lets you define OSPF areas. |
Create New |
Click Create New to define a new OSPF area. |
DNS Server
Expand DNS Server to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Server Name |
Select a DNS server that you added to SD-WAN Orchestrator MEA. |
SNMP
Expand SNMP to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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SNMP Agent |
Toggle on to enable an SNMP agent. Toggle off to disable this feature. |
HA Interfaces
Expand HA Interfaces to view the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Monitor Interfaces |
Select a port for monitoring interfaces. You can use the same port as the FortiManager heartbeat interface. |
Heartbeat Interfaces |
Select a port to use for the heartbeat. You can use the same port as the FortiManager monitor interface. |
When a profile without HA interface definitions is assigned to a device in an HA cluster, default ports are used. For Monitor Interfaces, WAN1 is used, and for Heartbeat Interfaces, the last LAN port is used.