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New FortiManager UX design

New FortiManager UX design

Note

This information is also available in the FortiManager7.4 Administration Guide:

In FortiManager 7.4.0, there is a new FortiManager user experience design that allows for per-admin customizable dashboards and adds a 3-layer left navigation menu to increase accessibility.

The FortiManager GUI now uses a new landing page called Dashboard. By default, the dashboard is displayed. You can access other pages, such as Device Manager, from the left-pane navigation.

The following new feature topic includes examples of some of the changes to the GUI introduced in FortiManager 7.4.0.

Dashboard

  • The Dashboard includes widgets, such as Policy Package Status and Firmware Status. You can toggle which widgets display from the Toggle Widget dropdown.

Policy & Objects

  • Policy Package configuration:
  • Object configuration:

AP Manager

  • Use Managed FortiAPs to view the status of managed FortiAP devices:
  • Using Map View, you can check the location, info and status of managed FortiAP devices.
  • Using Operation Profiles, Connectivity Profiles, and Protection Profiles, you can create different types of profiles and assign them to FortiAPs. Profile types, for example FortiAP profiles, are listed as tabs at the top of the page.
  • Using Managed FortiAPs > More > View Health Monitor, you can see widgets related to the APs performance:

Management Extensions

  • Updated Management Extensions layout:

System Settings

System settings are available as tabs at the top of the system settings page.

  • ADOMs settings:

  • Network settings:
  • HA settings:
  • Administrators settings:
  • Admin profile settings:
  • Workspace settings:
  • Admin Settings:
  • SAML SSO settings:
  • Certificate settings:

  • Event Log settings:

  • Misc settings:

New FortiManager UX design

New FortiManager UX design

Note

This information is also available in the FortiManager7.4 Administration Guide:

In FortiManager 7.4.0, there is a new FortiManager user experience design that allows for per-admin customizable dashboards and adds a 3-layer left navigation menu to increase accessibility.

The FortiManager GUI now uses a new landing page called Dashboard. By default, the dashboard is displayed. You can access other pages, such as Device Manager, from the left-pane navigation.

The following new feature topic includes examples of some of the changes to the GUI introduced in FortiManager 7.4.0.

Dashboard

  • The Dashboard includes widgets, such as Policy Package Status and Firmware Status. You can toggle which widgets display from the Toggle Widget dropdown.

Policy & Objects

  • Policy Package configuration:
  • Object configuration:

AP Manager

  • Use Managed FortiAPs to view the status of managed FortiAP devices:
  • Using Map View, you can check the location, info and status of managed FortiAP devices.
  • Using Operation Profiles, Connectivity Profiles, and Protection Profiles, you can create different types of profiles and assign them to FortiAPs. Profile types, for example FortiAP profiles, are listed as tabs at the top of the page.
  • Using Managed FortiAPs > More > View Health Monitor, you can see widgets related to the APs performance:

Management Extensions

  • Updated Management Extensions layout:

System Settings

System settings are available as tabs at the top of the system settings page.

  • ADOMs settings:

  • Network settings:
  • HA settings:
  • Administrators settings:
  • Admin profile settings:
  • Workspace settings:
  • Admin Settings:
  • SAML SSO settings:
  • Certificate settings:

  • Event Log settings:

  • Misc settings: