Editing existing controllers in the device inventory
To edit/modify an existing controller in the device inventory:
- Select a device by clicking on the device check box from the devices table.
- Click on the
button from the Actions column. The Edit Device dialog appears. - Modify/edit the fields as required. The fields are the same as the Add Device fields with the exception of a few additional fields that are grayed.
- Description - The controller description.
- User Name - Modify the user name associated with the controller.
- Controller Group - Modify the controller group name by selecting a different group name from the drop-down list.
-
Management Administrative State - Modify the Management Administrative State. The possible values are Managed, Deleted, Maintenance or Unlicensed.
Note: A License violation message is displayed, when the number of APs exceed the number of Licenses. A grace period of 30 days is provided. After the grace period, the Management Administrative State gets modified from the default Managed state to Unlicensed. The Management Administrative State is automatically modified to Managed after the user upgrades the Licenses.
- Timeout Duration (millisecond) - Modify the timeout duration in milliseconds. This is the FortiGate REST API timeout value. The default value is 3000 milliseconds.