What's new in FortiNAC 9.2

The following list contains new and expanded features added in FortiNAC 9.2.

New Features in 9.2.0

• Enhanced Appliance Installation: Log into the Administration UI in order to apply a license key, configure appliance network settings and the FortiNAC Service Interface (eth1). There is no longer a separate UI.

• Ability to add Custom Endpoint Fingerprints using the REST API.

• New Endpoint Fingerprints view (replaces Device Identity view) and Tasks view.

• Local RADIUS Server Enhancements

  • Updated views including configuration subsections
  • Multiple virtual Local RADIUS Servers
  • Multiple Winbind instances
  • Improved debugging tools
  • Improved visibility of services and configuration

  • Added support for EAP-FAST in FreeRADIUS to the extent possible:

    Configurable EAP-FAST controls:

    • PAC Opaque Key
    • Allow Anonymous In-Band PAC Provisioning
    • Allow Authenticated In-Band PAC Provisioning

• Dashboard Rework

  • Multiplicity - Multiple Dashboards may now be created and the name may be freely modified. Dashboards may have multiple instances of each widget (formerly known as panels).

  • Layout and Sizing - Widgets are rendered in a row with a number of columns available based on the screen size. The row wraps automatically, filling from the left. All widgets have a fixed height, but user adjustable width set to the number of columns they should span.

  • New tiles for Pending Tasks and Endpoint Fingerprints.

• Persistent Agent Enhancements (Agent 5.3)

  • Agent included in FortiNAC 9.2
  • Agent fingerprints are now visible in the Endpoint Fingerprints view
  • See 5.3 Agent Release Notes for details and other enhancements

• SSO Enhancements

  • User-definable network address objects and address groups for SSO messaging.

  • Support for managing hosts with PA installed but not seen as connected by FortiNAC via a managed device.

  • Support for a new dynamic firewall address API that will replace the FSSO protocol in FGTs running FOS 7.0.2

• Netflow protocol support added for Device Profiling. For more information, see Netflow Support.