Security fabric

FortiTester v7.0.1+ allows users to join FortiTester to FortiOS Security Fabric via fabric protocol, thus allowing information exchange between FortiTester and FortiGates. Upon a successful connection, FortiOS will show FortiTester as an icon in physical and logical topology, as well as showing a widget in FortiOS dashboard with FortiTester system information.

FortiOS v7.0.1 showing FortiTester icon, as well as system information widget.

For step by step configuration to connect FortiTester to FortiOS, please refer to FortiOS v7.0.0 documentation at: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.0.0/new-features/943947/fortitester-as-a-security-fabric-device-7-0-1

After the connection is successful, you can optionally add a FortiTester system information widget on FortiOS dashboard, as follows:

Tip 1: FortiTester needs to be fully licensed in order to authenticate successfully with Certificates. Tip 2: FortiOS will use TCP port 443 to communicate to FortiTester. FortiTester will use TCP port 8013 to connect to FortiOS. Tip 3: If there are multiple FortiTester connected to same fabric, deauthenticating one will deauthenticate all FortiTesters in Security Fabric.