What's new in FortiNAC F 7.2.0
FortiNAC software re-versioning
FortiNAC software re-versions to F 7.2 to match the Fortinet fabric. The label “F” in F 7.2 is added to indicate that this is Fortinet Fabric versioning, distinct from the FortiNAC 7.2 that was previously released.
Infrastructure upgrades
An infrastructure change has been made and a new product offering is available for the FortiNAC solution. The new FortiNAC appliances are being labeled FortiNAC-F.
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New SKU
FortiNAC Control and Application eXtended VM (SKU FNC-CAX-VM) is the continuation and extension of the FortiNAC Control and Application VM, supporting FortiNAC version F 7.2.
FortiNAC Manager eXtended VM (SKU FNC-MX-VM) is the continuation and extension of the FortiNAC Manager VM, supporting FortiNAC F 7.2.
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New operating system: CentOS is replaced with a FortiOS-like OS (FortiNAC-OS)
The previous CentOS 7 Operating System is replaced with a custom Linux image with a CLI similar to that of FortiOS. It is called FortiNAC-OS in the documentation.
FortiNAC-OS is implemented as a firmware image, similar to other Fortinet products (i.e. FortiGate).
MySQL is replaced with MariaDB.
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An appliance migration is required to move an existing system on CentOS to the new FNC-CAX or FNC-MX system.
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Software Compatibility
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FortiNAC Products |
Description |
Operating System |
Version 8.x |
Version 9.x |
Version F7.2 |
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Name: FortiNAC-Control-and-Application-VM SKU: FNC-CA-VM |
FortiNAC Control and Application Virtual Server |
CentOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Name: FortiNAC-Manager-VM SKU: FNC-M-VM
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FortiNAC Manager Virtual Server |
CentOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Name: FortiNAC-CA-500C SKU: FNC-CA-500C
Name: FortiNAC-CA-600C SKU: FNC-CA-600C
Name: FortiNAC-CA-700C SKU: FNC-CA-700C |
FortiNAC 500C/600C/700C, Network Control and Application Server with RAID and Redundant Power Supplies |
CentOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Name: FortiNAC-M-550C SKU: FNC-M-550C |
FortiNAC Manager 550 Server Server with RAID and Redundant Power Supplies |
CentOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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FortiNAC-F Products |
Description |
Operating System |
Version 8.x |
Version 9.x |
Version F7.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Name: FortiNAC-Control-and-Application-eXtended-VM SKU: FNC-CAX-VM
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FortiNAC Control and Application next-gen Virtual Server |
FortiNAC-OS |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Name: FortiNAC-Manager-eXtended-VM SKU: FNC-MX-VM |
FortiNAC Manager next-gen Virtual Server |
FortiNAC-OS |
No |
No |
Yes |
FortiNAC AWS secure deployment in cloud
FortiNAC F 7.2 changes its onboarding process to integrate with AWS to set up SSH keys during image deployment. The FortiNAC appliance is now cloud-aware and will identify the cloud it is running on during boot, read any provided metadata from the cloud, and initialize accordingly.
Cloud-init functionality with FortiNAC-OS
FortiNAC F 7.2 adds the ability to bootstrap the initial configuration of the FortiNAC Virtual Machines, compatible with AWS, KVM, ESX, and Hyper-V VMs.
As part of "cloud-init," the user can run CLI commands to set the access credentials.
For more information, see the updated deployment guide for the appropriate appliance.
Report enforced and non-enforced ports
Added ability to report both enforced and non-enforced ports and AP's/SSID's
New Visualization added to the Network Device Summary dashboard tile, as well as Network Inventory.
UI/UX/Workflow enhancements
UI changes to policy creation
Policy and Logical Networks views are upgraded to the new UI, adding a common table search/filtering/drag-and-drop. The following views have been changed:
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Supplicant EasyConnect
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Endpoint Compliance Policy
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Network Access Policy
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Authentication Policy
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Portal Policy