Configuring ports using the GUI

You can use the WiFi & Switch Controller > FortiSwitch Ports page to do the following with FortiSwitch switch ports:

• Set the native VLAN and add more VLANs
• Edit the description of the port
• Enable or disable the port
• Set the access mode of the port in Port view:
  • Static—The port does not use a dynamic port policy or FortiSwitch network access control (NAC) policy.
  • Assign Port Policy—The port uses a dynamic port policy.
  • NAC—The port uses a FortiSwitch NAC policy.
• Set the LACP mode of the trunk in Trunk view:
  • Static—In this mode, no control messages are sent, and received control messages are ignored.
  • Passive LACP—The port passively uses LACP to negotiate 802.3ad aggregation.
  • Active LACP—The port actively used LACP to negotiate 802.3ad aggregation.

• Double-click a port to display the Port Statistics pane, which shows the transmitted and received traffic, frame errors by type, and transmitted and received frames. You can also select a port and then click the View Statistics button in the upper right corner. The Compare with dropdown list allows you to select another port to compare with the currently selected port. The statistics are refreshed every 15 seconds.

• Clear port counters by right-clicking a port and selecting Clear port counters.

• Enable or disable PoE for the port
• Enable or disable DHCP snooping (if supported by the port)
• Enable or disable whether a port is an edge port
• Enable or disable STP (if supported by the port)
• Enable or disable loop guard (if supported by the port)
• Enable or disable STP BPDU guard (if supported by the port)
• Enable or disable STP root guard (if supported by the port)