Introduction
This guide provides information about configuring a FortiSwitch unit in standalone mode. In standalone mode, you manage the FortiSwitch unit by connecting directly to the unit, either using the web-based manager (also known as the GUI) or the CLI.
If you will be managing your FortiSwitch unit using a FortiGate unit, refer to the FortiLink Guide—FortiSwitch Devices Managed by FortiOS 7.2.
If you will be managing your FortiSwitch unit using FortiLAN Cloud, see the FortiLAN Cloud User Guide.
If you will be managing your FortiSwitch unit using FortiSwitch Manager, see the FortiSwitch Manager Administration Guide.
This section covers the following topics:
Supported models
This guide is for all FortiSwitch models that are supported by FortiSwitchOS, which includes all of the D-series, E-series, and F-series models.
Refer to the FortiSwitch feature matrix for details about the features supported by each FortiSwitch model.
Whatʼs new in FortiSwitchOS 7.2.8
Release 7.2.8 provides the following new features:
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Fortinet now supports LINCE certification with certain FortiSwitch models.
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When the Tunnel-Private-Group-ID attribute (used by the RADIUS server for the VLAN ID or name) has a Tag field, FortiSwitchOS will now ignore the Tag field so that the VLAN string is parsed correctly. For more information about this attribute, see Dynamic VLAN assignment.
Before you begin
Before you start administrating your FortiSwitch unit, it is assumed that you have completed the initial configuration of the FortiSwitch unit, as outlined in the QuickStart Guide for your FortiSwitch model and have administrative access to the FortiSwitch unit’s GUI and CLI.