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CLI Reference

config wireless-controller vap

config wireless-controller vap

Configure Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

config wireless-controller vap

Description: Configure Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

edit <name>

set fast-roaming [enable|disable]

set external-fast-roaming [enable|disable]

set mesh-backhaul [enable|disable]

set atf-weight {integer}

set max-clients {integer}

set max-clients-ap {integer}

set ssid {string}

set broadcast-ssid [enable|disable]

set security [open|captive-portal|...]

set pmf [disable|enable|...]

set pmf-assoc-comeback-timeout {integer}

set pmf-sa-query-retry-timeout {integer}

set okc [disable|enable]

set voice-enterprise [disable|enable]

set fast-bss-transition [disable|enable]

set ft-mobility-domain {integer}

set ft-r0-key-lifetime {integer}

set ft-over-ds [disable|enable]

set sae-groups {option1}, {option2}, ...

set owe-groups {option1}, {option2}, ...

set owe-transition [disable|enable]

set owe-transition-ssid {string}

set eapol-key-retries [disable|enable]

set tkip-counter-measure [enable|disable]

set external-web {string}

set external-web-format [auto-detect|no-query-string|...]

set external-logout {string}

set mac-auth-bypass [enable|disable]

set radius-mac-auth [enable|disable]

set radius-mac-auth-server {string}

set radius-mac-auth-usergroups <name1>, <name2>, ...

set auth [psk|radius|...]

set encrypt [TKIP|AES|...]

set keyindex {integer}

set key {password}

set passphrase {password}

set sae-password {password}

set radius-server {string}

set local-standalone [enable|disable]

set local-standalone-nat [enable|disable]

set ip {ipv4-classnet-host}

set dhcp-lease-time {integer}

set local-bridging [enable|disable]

set local-lan [allow|deny]

set local-authentication [enable|disable]

set usergroup <name1>, <name2>, ...

set portal-message-override-group {string}

config portal-message-overrides

Description: Individual message overrides.

set auth-disclaimer-page {string}

set auth-reject-page {string}

set auth-login-page {string}

set auth-login-failed-page {string}

end

set portal-type [auth|auth+disclaimer|...]

set selected-usergroups <name1>, <name2>, ...

set security-exempt-list {string}

set security-redirect-url {string}

set intra-vap-privacy [enable|disable]

set schedule <name1>, <name2>, ...

set ldpc [disable|rx|...]

set high-efficiency [enable|disable]

set target-wake-time [enable|disable]

set port-macauth [disable|radius|...]

set port-macauth-timeout {integer}

set port-macauth-reauth-timeout {integer}

set bss-color-partial [enable|disable]

set mpsk-profile {string}

set split-tunneling [enable|disable]

set vlanid {integer}

set vlan-auto [enable|disable]

set dynamic-vlan [enable|disable]

set captive-portal-ac-name {string}

set captive-portal-auth-timeout {integer}

set multicast-rate [0|6000|...]

set multicast-enhance [enable|disable]

set igmp-snooping [enable|disable]

set broadcast-suppression {option1}, {option2}, ...

set ipv6-rules {option1}, {option2}, ...

set me-disable-thresh {integer}

set mu-mimo [enable|disable]

set probe-resp-suppression [enable|disable]

set probe-resp-threshold {string}

set radio-sensitivity [enable|disable]

set quarantine [enable|disable]

set radio-5g-threshold {string}

set radio-2g-threshold {string}

set vlan-pooling [wtp-group|round-robin|...]

config vlan-pool

Description: VLAN pool.

edit <id>

set wtp-group {string}

next

end

set dhcp-option43-insertion [enable|disable]

set dhcp-option82-insertion [enable|disable]

set dhcp-option82-circuit-id-insertion [style-1|style-2|...]

set dhcp-option82-remote-id-insertion [style-1|disable]

set ptk-rekey [enable|disable]

set ptk-rekey-intv {integer}

set gtk-rekey [enable|disable]

set gtk-rekey-intv {integer}

set eap-reauth [enable|disable]

set eap-reauth-intv {integer}

set qos-profile {string}

set hotspot20-profile {string}

set access-control-list {string}

set primary-wag-profile {string}

set secondary-wag-profile {string}

set tunnel-echo-interval {integer}

set tunnel-fallback-interval {integer}

set rates-11a {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11bg {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11n-ss12 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11n-ss34 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11ac-ss12 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11ac-ss34 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set utm-profile {string}

set address-group {string}

set mac-filter [enable|disable]

set mac-filter-policy-other [allow|deny]

config mac-filter-list

Description: Create a list of MAC addresses for MAC address filtering.

edit <id>

set mac {mac-address}

set mac-filter-policy [allow|deny]

next

end

set sticky-client-remove [enable|disable]

set sticky-client-threshold-5g {string}

set sticky-client-threshold-2g {string}

next

end

config wireless-controller vap

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

fast-roaming

Enable/disable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication, where supported by clients (default = disable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication.

disable

Disable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication.

external-fast-roaming

Enable/disable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs not managed by the FortiGate (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs.

disable

Disable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs.

mesh-backhaul

Enable/disable using this VAP as a WiFi mesh backhaul (default = disable). This entry is only available when security is set to a WPA type or open.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable mesh backhaul.

disable

Disable mesh backhaul.

atf-weight

Airtime weight in percentage (default = 20).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 100

20

max-clients

Maximum number of clients that can connect simultaneously to the VAP (default = 0, meaning no limitation).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

max-clients-ap

Maximum number of clients that can connect simultaneously to the VAP per AP radio (default = 0, meaning no limitation).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

ssid

IEEE 802.11 service set identifier (SSID) for the wireless interface. Users who wish to use the wireless network must configure their computers to access this SSID name.

string

Maximum length: 32

fortinet

broadcast-ssid

Enable/disable broadcasting the SSID (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable broadcasting the SSID.

disable

Disable broadcasting the SSID.

security

Security mode for the wireless interface (default = wpa2-only-personal).

option

-

wpa2-only-personal

Option

Description

open

Open.

captive-portal

Captive portal.

wep64

WEP 64-bit.

wep128

WEP 128-bit.

wpa-personal

WPA/WPA2 personal.

wpa-personal+captive-portal

WPA/WPA2 personal with captive portal.

wpa-enterprise

WPA/WPA2 enterprise.

wpa-only-personal

WPA personal.

wpa-only-personal+captive-portal

WPA personal with captive portal.

wpa-only-enterprise

WPA enterprise.

wpa2-only-personal

WPA2 personal.

wpa2-only-personal+captive-portal

WPA2 personal with captive portal.

wpa2-only-enterprise

WPA2 enterprise.

wpa3-enterprise

WPA3 enterprise.

wpa3-sae

WPA3 SAE.

wpa3-sae-transition

WPA3 SAE transition.

owe

Opportunistic wireless encryption.

osen

OSEN.

pmf

Protected Management Frames (PMF) support (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable PMF completely.

enable

Enable PMF but deny clients without PMF.

optional

Enable PMF and allow clients without PMF.

pmf-assoc-comeback-timeout

Protected Management Frames (PMF) comeback maximum timeout (1-20 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 20

1

pmf-sa-query-retry-timeout

Protected Management Frames (PMF) SA query retry timeout interval (1 - 5 100s of msec).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 5

2

okc

Enable/disable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC) (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC).

enable

Enable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC).

voice-enterprise

Enable/disable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming.

enable

Enable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming.

fast-bss-transition

Enable/disable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT).

enable

Enable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT).

ft-mobility-domain

Mobility domain identifier in FT (1 - 65535, default = 1000).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

1000

ft-r0-key-lifetime

Lifetime of the PMK-R0 key in FT, 1-65535 minutes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

480

ft-over-ds

Enable/disable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

enable

Enable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

sae-groups

SAE-Groups.

option

-

Option

Description

19

DH Group 19.

20

DH Group 20.

21

DH Group 21.

owe-groups

OWE-Groups.

option

-

Option

Description

19

DH Group 19.

20

DH Group 20.

21

DH Group 21.

owe-transition

Enable/disable OWE transition mode support.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable OWE transition mode support.

enable

Enable OWE transition mode support.

owe-transition-ssid

OWE transition mode peer SSID.

string

Maximum length: 32

eapol-key-retries

Enable/disable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2) (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2).

enable

Enable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2).

tkip-counter-measure

Enable/disable TKIP counter measure.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable TKIP counter measure.

disable

Disable TKIP counter measure.

external-web

URL of external authentication web server.

string

Maximum length: 127

external-web-format

URL query parameter detection (default = auto-detect).

option

-

auto-detect

Option

Description

auto-detect

Automatically detect if "external-web" URL has any query parameter.

no-query-string

"external-web" URL does not have any query parameter.

partial-query-string

"external-web" URL has some query parameters.

external-logout

URL of external authentication logout server.

string

Maximum length: 127

mac-auth-bypass

Enable/disable MAC authentication bypass.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable MAC authentication bypass.

disable

Disable MAC authentication bypass.

radius-mac-auth

Enable/disable RADIUS-based MAC authentication of clients (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

disable

Disable RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

radius-mac-auth-server

RADIUS-based MAC authentication server.

string

Maximum length: 35

radius-mac-auth-usergroups <name>

Selective user groups that are permitted for RADIUS mac authentication.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

auth

Authentication protocol.

option

-

psk

Option

Description

psk

Use a single Pre-shard Key (PSK) to authenticate all users.

radius

Use a RADIUS server to authenticate clients.

usergroup

Use a firewall usergroup to authenticate clients.

encrypt

Encryption protocol to use (only available when security is set to a WPA type).

option

-

AES

Option

Description

TKIP

Use TKIP encryption.

AES

Use AES encryption.

TKIP-AES

Use TKIP and AES encryption.

keyindex

WEP key index (1 - 4).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 4

1

key

WEP Key.

password

Not Specified

passphrase

WPA pre-shared key (PSK) to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

password

Not Specified

sae-password

WPA3 SAE password to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

password

Not Specified

radius-server

RADIUS server to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

string

Maximum length: 35

local-standalone

Enable/disable AP local standalone (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local standalone.

disable

Disable AP local standalone.

local-standalone-nat

Enable/disable AP local standalone NAT mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local standalone NAT mode.

disable

Disable AP local standalone NAT mode.

ip

IP address and subnet mask for the local standalone NAT subnet.

ipv4-classnet-host

Not Specified

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

dhcp-lease-time

DHCP lease time in seconds for NAT IP address.

integer

Minimum value: 300 Maximum value: 8640000

2400

local-bridging

Enable/disable bridging of wireless and Ethernet interfaces on the FortiAP (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local VAP to Ethernet bridging.

disable

Disable AP local VAP to Ethernet bridging.

local-lan

Allow/deny traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address (default = allow).

option

-

allow

Option

Description

allow

Allow traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address.

deny

Deny traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address.

local-authentication

Enable/disable AP local authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local authentication.

disable

Disable AP local authentication.

usergroup <name>

Firewall user group to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

portal-message-override-group

Replacement message group for this VAP (only available when security is set to a captive portal type).

string

Maximum length: 35

portal-type

Captive portal functionality. Configure how the captive portal authenticates users and whether it includes a disclaimer.

option

-

auth

Option

Description

auth

Portal for authentication.

auth+disclaimer

Portal for authentication and disclaimer.

disclaimer

Portal for disclaimer.

email-collect

Portal for email collection.

cmcc

Portal for CMCC.

cmcc-macauth

Portal for CMCC and MAC authentication.

auth-mac

Portal for authentication and MAC authentication.

external-auth

Portal for external portal authentication.

selected-usergroups <name>

Selective user groups that are permitted to authenticate.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

security-exempt-list

Optional security exempt list for captive portal authentication.

string

Maximum length: 35

security-redirect-url

Optional URL for redirecting users after they pass captive portal authentication.

string

Maximum length: 127

intra-vap-privacy

Enable/disable blocking communication between clients on the same SSID (called intra-SSID privacy) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable intra-SSID privacy.

disable

Disable intra-SSID privacy.

schedule <name>

Firewall schedules for enabling this VAP on the FortiAP. This VAP will be enabled when at least one of the schedules is valid. Separate multiple schedule names with a space.

Schedule name.

string

Maximum length: 35

ldpc

VAP low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding configuration.

option

-

rxtx

Option

Description

disable

Disable LDPC.

rx

Enable LDPC when receiving traffic.

tx

Enable LDPC when transmitting traffic.

rxtx

Enable LDPC when both receiving and transmitting traffic.

high-efficiency

Enable/disable 802.11ax high efficiency (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax high efficiency.

disable

Disable 802.11ax high efficiency.

target-wake-time

Enable/disable 802.11ax target wake time (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax target wake time.

disable

Disable 802.11ax target wake time.

port-macauth

Enable/disable LAN port MAC authentication (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable LAN port MAC authentication.

radius

Enable LAN port RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

address-group

Enable LAN port address-group based MAC authentication.

port-macauth-timeout

LAN port MAC authentication idle timeout value (default = 600 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 60 Maximum value: 65535

600

port-macauth-reauth-timeout

LAN port MAC authentication re-authentication timeout value (default = 7200 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 120 Maximum value: 65535

7200

bss-color-partial

Enable/disable 802.11ax partial BSS color (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax partial BSS color.

disable

Disable 802.11ax partial BSS color.

mpsk-profile

MPSK profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

split-tunneling

Enable/disable split tunneling (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable split tunneling.

disable

Disable split tunneling.

vlanid

Optional VLAN ID.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4094

0

vlan-auto

Enable/disable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

disable

Disable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

dynamic-vlan

Enable/disable dynamic VLAN assignment.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable dynamic VLAN assignment.

disable

Disable dynamic VLAN assignment.

captive-portal-ac-name

Local-bridging captive portal ac-name.

string

Maximum length: 35

captive-portal-auth-timeout

Hard timeout - AP will always clear the session after timeout regardless of traffic (0 - 864000 sec, default = 0).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 864000

0

multicast-rate

Multicast rate (0, 6000, 12000, or 24000 kbps, default = 0).

option

-

0

Option

Description

0

Use the default multicast rate.

6000

6 Mbps.

12000

12 Mbps.

24000

24 Mbps.

multicast-enhance

Enable/disable converting multicast to unicast to improve performance (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable multicast enhancement.

disable

Disable multicast enhancement.

igmp-snooping

Enable/disable IGMP snooping.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable IGMP snooping.

disable

Disable IGMP snooping.

broadcast-suppression

Optional suppression of broadcast messages. For example, you can keep DHCP messages, ARP broadcasts, and so on off of the wireless network.

option

-

dhcp-up dhcp-ucast arp-known

Option

Description

dhcp-up

Suppress broadcast uplink DHCP messages.

dhcp-down

Suppress broadcast downlink DHCP messages.

dhcp-starvation

Suppress broadcast DHCP starvation req messages.

dhcp-ucast

Convert downlink broadcast DHCP messages to unicast messages.

arp-known

Suppress broadcast ARP for known wireless clients.

arp-unknown

Suppress broadcast ARP for unknown wireless clients.

arp-reply

Suppress broadcast ARP reply from wireless clients.

arp-poison

Suppress ARP poison messages from wireless clients.

arp-proxy

Reply ARP requests for wireless clients as a proxy.

netbios-ns

Suppress NetBIOS name services packets with UDP port 137.

netbios-ds

Suppress NetBIOS datagram services packets with UDP port 138.

ipv6

Suppress IPv6 packets.

all-other-mc

Suppress all other multicast messages.

all-other-bc

Suppress all other broadcast messages.

ipv6-rules

Optional rules of IPv6 packets. For example, you can keep RA, RS and so on off of the wireless network.

option

-

drop-icmp6ra drop-icmp6rs drop-llmnr6 drop-icmp6mld2 drop-dhcp6s drop-dhcp6c ndp-proxy drop-ns-dad

Option

Description

drop-icmp6ra

Drop ICMP6 Router Advertisement (RA) packets that originate from wireless clients.

drop-icmp6rs

Drop ICMP6 Router Solicitation (RS) packets to be sent to wireless clients.

drop-llmnr6

Drop Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) packets

drop-icmp6mld2

Drop ICMP6 Multicast Listener Report V2 (MLD2) packets

drop-dhcp6s

Drop DHCP6 server generated packets that originate from wireless clients.

drop-dhcp6c

Drop DHCP6 client generated packets to be sent to wireless clients.

ndp-proxy

Enable IPv6 ndp proxy - send back na on behalf of the client and drop the ns.

drop-ns-dad

Drop ICMP6 NS-DAD when target address is not found in ndp proxy cache.

drop-ns-nondad

Drop ICMP6 NS-NonDAD when target address is not found in ndp proxy cache.

me-disable-thresh

Disable multicast enhancement when this many clients are receiving multicast traffic.

integer

Minimum value: 2 Maximum value: 256

32

mu-mimo

Enable/disable Multi-user MIMO (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable Multi-user MIMO.

disable

Disable Multi-user MIMO.

probe-resp-suppression

Enable/disable probe response suppression (to ignore weak signals) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable probe response suppression.

disable

Disable probe response suppression.

probe-resp-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to probe requests (-95 to -20, default = -80).

string

Maximum length: 7

-80

radio-sensitivity

Enable/disable software radio sensitivity (to ignore weak signals) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable software radio sensitivity.

disable

Disable software radio sensitivity.

quarantine

Enable/disable station quarantine (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable station quarantine.

disable

Disable station quarantine.

radio-5g-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to receive a packet in 5G band(-95 to -20, default = -76).

string

Maximum length: 7

-76

radio-2g-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to receive a packet in 2.4G band (-95 to -20, default = -79).

string

Maximum length: 7

-79

vlan-pooling

Enable/disable VLAN pooling, to allow grouping of multiple wireless controller VLANs into VLAN pools (default = disable). When set to wtp-group, VLAN pooling occurs with VLAN assignment by wtp-group.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

wtp-group

Enable VLAN pooling with VLAN assignment by wtp-group.

round-robin

Enable VLAN pooling with round-robin VLAN assignment.

hash

Enable VLAN pooling with hash-based VLAN assignment.

disable

Disable VLAN pooling.

dhcp-option43-insertion

Enable/disable insertion of DHCP option 43 (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable insertion of DHCP option 43.

disable

Disable insertion of DHCP option 43.

dhcp-option82-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable DHCP option 82 insert.

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 insert.

dhcp-option82-circuit-id-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 circuit-id insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

style-1

ASCII string composed of AP-MAC;SSID;SSID-TYPE. For example, "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;wifi;s".

style-2

ASCII string composed of AP-MAC. For example, "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx".

style-3

ASCII string composed of NETWORK-TYPE:WTPPROF-NAME:VLAN:SSID:AP-MODEL:AP-HOSTNAME:AP-MAC. For example,"WLAN:FAPS221E-default:100:wifi:PS221E:FortiAP-S221E:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx".

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 circuit-id insert.

dhcp-option82-remote-id-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 remote-id insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

style-1

ASCII string in the format "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" containing MAC address of client device.

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 remote-id insert.

ptk-rekey

Enable/disable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

disable

Disable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

ptk-rekey-intv

PTK rekey interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

gtk-rekey

Enable/disable GTK rekey for WPA security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable GTK rekey for WPA security.

disable

Disable GTK rekey for WPA security.

gtk-rekey-intv

GTK rekey interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

eap-reauth

Enable/disable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

disable

Disable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

eap-reauth-intv

EAP re-authentication interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

qos-profile

Quality of service profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

hotspot20-profile

Hotspot 2.0 profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

access-control-list

access-control-list profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

primary-wag-profile

Primary wireless access gateway profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

secondary-wag-profile

Secondary wireless access gateway profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

tunnel-echo-interval

The time interval to send echo to both primary and secondary tunnel peers (1 - 65535 sec, default = 300).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

300

tunnel-fallback-interval

The time interval for secondary tunnel to fall back to primary tunnel (0 - 65535 sec, default = 7200).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 65535

7200

rates-11a

Allowed data rates for 802.11a.

option

-

Option

Description

1

1 Mbps supported rate.

1-basic

1 Mbps BSS basic rate.

2

2 Mbps supported rate.

2-basic

2 Mbps BSS basic rate.

5.5

5.5 Mbps supported rate.

5.5-basic

5.5 Mbps BSS basic rate.

11

11 Mbps supported rate.

11-basic

11 Mbps BSS basic rate.

6

6 Mbps supported rate.

6-basic

6 Mbps BSS basic rate.

9

9 Mbps supported rate.

9-basic

9 Mbps BSS basic rate.

12

12 Mbps supported rate.

12-basic

12 Mbps BSS basic rate.

18

18 Mbps supported rate.

18-basic

18 Mbps BSS basic rate.

24

24 Mbps supported rate.

24-basic

24 Mbps BSS basic rate.

36

36 Mbps supported rate.

36-basic

36 Mbps BSS basic rate.

48

48 Mbps supported rate.

48-basic

48 Mbps BSS basic rate.

54

54 Mbps supported rate.

54-basic

54 Mbps BSS basic rate.

rates-11bg

Allowed data rates for 802.11b/g.

option

-

Option

Description

1

1 Mbps supported rate.

1-basic

1 Mbps BSS basic rate.

2

2 Mbps supported rate.

2-basic

2 Mbps BSS basic rate.

5.5

5.5 Mbps supported rate.

5.5-basic

5.5 Mbps BSS basic rate.

11

11 Mbps supported rate.

11-basic

11 Mbps BSS basic rate.

6

6 Mbps supported rate.

6-basic

6 Mbps BSS basic rate.

9

9 Mbps supported rate.

9-basic

9 Mbps BSS basic rate.

12

12 Mbps supported rate.

12-basic

12 Mbps BSS basic rate.

18

18 Mbps supported rate.

18-basic

18 Mbps BSS basic rate.

24

24 Mbps supported rate.

24-basic

24 Mbps BSS basic rate.

36

36 Mbps supported rate.

36-basic

36 Mbps BSS basic rate.

48

48 Mbps supported rate.

48-basic

48 Mbps BSS basic rate.

54

54 Mbps supported rate.

54-basic

54 Mbps BSS basic rate.

rates-11n-ss12

Allowed data rates for 802.11n with 1 or 2 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/1

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs1/1

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs2/1

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs3/1

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs4/1

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs5/1

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs6/1

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs7/1

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs8/2

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs9/2

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs10/2

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs11/2

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs12/2

Data rate for MCS index 12 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs13/2

Data rate for MCS index 13 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs14/2

Data rate for MCS index 14 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs15/2

Data rate for MCS index 15 with 2 spatial streams.

rates-11n-ss34

Allowed data rates for 802.11n with 3 or 4 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs16/3

Data rate for MCS index 16 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs17/3

Data rate for MCS index 17 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs18/3

Data rate for MCS index 18 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs19/3

Data rate for MCS index 19 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs20/3

Data rate for MCS index 20 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs21/3

Data rate for MCS index 21 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs22/3

Data rate for MCS index 22 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs23/3

Data rate for MCS index 23 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs24/4

Data rate for MCS index 24 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs25/4

Data rate for MCS index 25 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs26/4

Data rate for MCS index 26 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs27/4

Data rate for MCS index 27 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs28/4

Data rate for MCS index 28 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs29/4

Data rate for MCS index 29 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs30/4

Data rate for MCS index 30 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs31/4

Data rate for MCS index 31 with 4 spatial streams.

rates-11ac-ss12

Allowed data rates for 802.11ac/ax with 1 or 2 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/1

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs1/1

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs2/1

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs3/1

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs4/1

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs5/1

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs6/1

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs7/1

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs8/1

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs9/1

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs10/1

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs11/1

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs0/2

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs1/2

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs2/2

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs3/2

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs4/2

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs5/2

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs6/2

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs7/2

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs8/2

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs9/2

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs10/2

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs11/2

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 2 spatial streams.

rates-11ac-ss34

Allowed data rates for 802.11ac/ax with 3 or 4 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/3

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs1/3

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs2/3

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs3/3

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs4/3

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs5/3

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs6/3

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs7/3

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs8/3

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs9/3

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs10/3

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs11/3

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs0/4

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs1/4

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs2/4

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs3/4

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs4/4

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs5/4

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs6/4

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs7/4

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs8/4

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs9/4

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs10/4

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs11/4

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 4 spatial streams.

utm-profile

UTM profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

address-group

Address group ID.

string

Maximum length: 35

mac-filter

Enable/disable MAC filtering to block wireless clients by mac address.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable MAC filtering.

disable

Disable MAC filtering.

mac-filter-policy-other

Allow or block clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

option

-

allow

Option

Description

allow

Allow clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

deny

Block clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

sticky-client-remove

Enable/disable sticky client remove to maintain good signal level clients in SSID. (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable Sticky Client Remove.

disable

Disable Sticky Client Remove.

sticky-client-threshold-5g

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the 5G client to be serviced by the AP (-95 to -20, default = -76).

string

Maximum length: 7

-76

sticky-client-threshold-2g

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the 2G client to be serviced by the AP (-95 to -20, default = -79).

string

Maximum length: 7

-79

config portal-message-overrides

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

auth-disclaimer-page

Override auth-disclaimer-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-reject-page

Override auth-reject-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-login-page

Override auth-login-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-login-failed-page

Override auth-login-failed-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

config vlan-pool

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

wtp-group

WTP group name.

string

Maximum length: 35

config mac-filter-list

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

mac

MAC address.

mac-address

Not Specified

00:00:00:00:00:00

mac-filter-policy

Deny or allow the client with this MAC address.

option

-

deny

Option

Description

allow

Allow the client with this MAC address.

deny

Block the client with this MAC address.

config wireless-controller vap

config wireless-controller vap

Configure Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

config wireless-controller vap

Description: Configure Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

edit <name>

set fast-roaming [enable|disable]

set external-fast-roaming [enable|disable]

set mesh-backhaul [enable|disable]

set atf-weight {integer}

set max-clients {integer}

set max-clients-ap {integer}

set ssid {string}

set broadcast-ssid [enable|disable]

set security [open|captive-portal|...]

set pmf [disable|enable|...]

set pmf-assoc-comeback-timeout {integer}

set pmf-sa-query-retry-timeout {integer}

set okc [disable|enable]

set voice-enterprise [disable|enable]

set fast-bss-transition [disable|enable]

set ft-mobility-domain {integer}

set ft-r0-key-lifetime {integer}

set ft-over-ds [disable|enable]

set sae-groups {option1}, {option2}, ...

set owe-groups {option1}, {option2}, ...

set owe-transition [disable|enable]

set owe-transition-ssid {string}

set eapol-key-retries [disable|enable]

set tkip-counter-measure [enable|disable]

set external-web {string}

set external-web-format [auto-detect|no-query-string|...]

set external-logout {string}

set mac-auth-bypass [enable|disable]

set radius-mac-auth [enable|disable]

set radius-mac-auth-server {string}

set radius-mac-auth-usergroups <name1>, <name2>, ...

set auth [psk|radius|...]

set encrypt [TKIP|AES|...]

set keyindex {integer}

set key {password}

set passphrase {password}

set sae-password {password}

set radius-server {string}

set local-standalone [enable|disable]

set local-standalone-nat [enable|disable]

set ip {ipv4-classnet-host}

set dhcp-lease-time {integer}

set local-bridging [enable|disable]

set local-lan [allow|deny]

set local-authentication [enable|disable]

set usergroup <name1>, <name2>, ...

set portal-message-override-group {string}

config portal-message-overrides

Description: Individual message overrides.

set auth-disclaimer-page {string}

set auth-reject-page {string}

set auth-login-page {string}

set auth-login-failed-page {string}

end

set portal-type [auth|auth+disclaimer|...]

set selected-usergroups <name1>, <name2>, ...

set security-exempt-list {string}

set security-redirect-url {string}

set intra-vap-privacy [enable|disable]

set schedule <name1>, <name2>, ...

set ldpc [disable|rx|...]

set high-efficiency [enable|disable]

set target-wake-time [enable|disable]

set port-macauth [disable|radius|...]

set port-macauth-timeout {integer}

set port-macauth-reauth-timeout {integer}

set bss-color-partial [enable|disable]

set mpsk-profile {string}

set split-tunneling [enable|disable]

set vlanid {integer}

set vlan-auto [enable|disable]

set dynamic-vlan [enable|disable]

set captive-portal-ac-name {string}

set captive-portal-auth-timeout {integer}

set multicast-rate [0|6000|...]

set multicast-enhance [enable|disable]

set igmp-snooping [enable|disable]

set broadcast-suppression {option1}, {option2}, ...

set ipv6-rules {option1}, {option2}, ...

set me-disable-thresh {integer}

set mu-mimo [enable|disable]

set probe-resp-suppression [enable|disable]

set probe-resp-threshold {string}

set radio-sensitivity [enable|disable]

set quarantine [enable|disable]

set radio-5g-threshold {string}

set radio-2g-threshold {string}

set vlan-pooling [wtp-group|round-robin|...]

config vlan-pool

Description: VLAN pool.

edit <id>

set wtp-group {string}

next

end

set dhcp-option43-insertion [enable|disable]

set dhcp-option82-insertion [enable|disable]

set dhcp-option82-circuit-id-insertion [style-1|style-2|...]

set dhcp-option82-remote-id-insertion [style-1|disable]

set ptk-rekey [enable|disable]

set ptk-rekey-intv {integer}

set gtk-rekey [enable|disable]

set gtk-rekey-intv {integer}

set eap-reauth [enable|disable]

set eap-reauth-intv {integer}

set qos-profile {string}

set hotspot20-profile {string}

set access-control-list {string}

set primary-wag-profile {string}

set secondary-wag-profile {string}

set tunnel-echo-interval {integer}

set tunnel-fallback-interval {integer}

set rates-11a {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11bg {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11n-ss12 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11n-ss34 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11ac-ss12 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set rates-11ac-ss34 {option1}, {option2}, ...

set utm-profile {string}

set address-group {string}

set mac-filter [enable|disable]

set mac-filter-policy-other [allow|deny]

config mac-filter-list

Description: Create a list of MAC addresses for MAC address filtering.

edit <id>

set mac {mac-address}

set mac-filter-policy [allow|deny]

next

end

set sticky-client-remove [enable|disable]

set sticky-client-threshold-5g {string}

set sticky-client-threshold-2g {string}

next

end

config wireless-controller vap

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

fast-roaming

Enable/disable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication, where supported by clients (default = disable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication.

disable

Disable fast-roaming, or pre-authentication.

external-fast-roaming

Enable/disable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs not managed by the FortiGate (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs.

disable

Disable fast roaming or pre-authentication with external APs.

mesh-backhaul

Enable/disable using this VAP as a WiFi mesh backhaul (default = disable). This entry is only available when security is set to a WPA type or open.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable mesh backhaul.

disable

Disable mesh backhaul.

atf-weight

Airtime weight in percentage (default = 20).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 100

20

max-clients

Maximum number of clients that can connect simultaneously to the VAP (default = 0, meaning no limitation).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

max-clients-ap

Maximum number of clients that can connect simultaneously to the VAP per AP radio (default = 0, meaning no limitation).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

ssid

IEEE 802.11 service set identifier (SSID) for the wireless interface. Users who wish to use the wireless network must configure their computers to access this SSID name.

string

Maximum length: 32

fortinet

broadcast-ssid

Enable/disable broadcasting the SSID (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable broadcasting the SSID.

disable

Disable broadcasting the SSID.

security

Security mode for the wireless interface (default = wpa2-only-personal).

option

-

wpa2-only-personal

Option

Description

open

Open.

captive-portal

Captive portal.

wep64

WEP 64-bit.

wep128

WEP 128-bit.

wpa-personal

WPA/WPA2 personal.

wpa-personal+captive-portal

WPA/WPA2 personal with captive portal.

wpa-enterprise

WPA/WPA2 enterprise.

wpa-only-personal

WPA personal.

wpa-only-personal+captive-portal

WPA personal with captive portal.

wpa-only-enterprise

WPA enterprise.

wpa2-only-personal

WPA2 personal.

wpa2-only-personal+captive-portal

WPA2 personal with captive portal.

wpa2-only-enterprise

WPA2 enterprise.

wpa3-enterprise

WPA3 enterprise.

wpa3-sae

WPA3 SAE.

wpa3-sae-transition

WPA3 SAE transition.

owe

Opportunistic wireless encryption.

osen

OSEN.

pmf

Protected Management Frames (PMF) support (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable PMF completely.

enable

Enable PMF but deny clients without PMF.

optional

Enable PMF and allow clients without PMF.

pmf-assoc-comeback-timeout

Protected Management Frames (PMF) comeback maximum timeout (1-20 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 20

1

pmf-sa-query-retry-timeout

Protected Management Frames (PMF) SA query retry timeout interval (1 - 5 100s of msec).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 5

2

okc

Enable/disable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC) (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC).

enable

Enable Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC).

voice-enterprise

Enable/disable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming.

enable

Enable 802.11k and 802.11v assisted Voice-Enterprise roaming.

fast-bss-transition

Enable/disable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT).

enable

Enable 802.11r Fast BSS Transition (FT).

ft-mobility-domain

Mobility domain identifier in FT (1 - 65535, default = 1000).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

1000

ft-r0-key-lifetime

Lifetime of the PMK-R0 key in FT, 1-65535 minutes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

480

ft-over-ds

Enable/disable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

enable

Enable FT over the Distribution System (DS).

sae-groups

SAE-Groups.

option

-

Option

Description

19

DH Group 19.

20

DH Group 20.

21

DH Group 21.

owe-groups

OWE-Groups.

option

-

Option

Description

19

DH Group 19.

20

DH Group 20.

21

DH Group 21.

owe-transition

Enable/disable OWE transition mode support.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable OWE transition mode support.

enable

Enable OWE transition mode support.

owe-transition-ssid

OWE transition mode peer SSID.

string

Maximum length: 32

eapol-key-retries

Enable/disable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2) (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Disable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2).

enable

Enable retransmission of EAPOL-Key frames (message 3/4 and group message 1/2).

tkip-counter-measure

Enable/disable TKIP counter measure.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable TKIP counter measure.

disable

Disable TKIP counter measure.

external-web

URL of external authentication web server.

string

Maximum length: 127

external-web-format

URL query parameter detection (default = auto-detect).

option

-

auto-detect

Option

Description

auto-detect

Automatically detect if "external-web" URL has any query parameter.

no-query-string

"external-web" URL does not have any query parameter.

partial-query-string

"external-web" URL has some query parameters.

external-logout

URL of external authentication logout server.

string

Maximum length: 127

mac-auth-bypass

Enable/disable MAC authentication bypass.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable MAC authentication bypass.

disable

Disable MAC authentication bypass.

radius-mac-auth

Enable/disable RADIUS-based MAC authentication of clients (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

disable

Disable RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

radius-mac-auth-server

RADIUS-based MAC authentication server.

string

Maximum length: 35

radius-mac-auth-usergroups <name>

Selective user groups that are permitted for RADIUS mac authentication.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

auth

Authentication protocol.

option

-

psk

Option

Description

psk

Use a single Pre-shard Key (PSK) to authenticate all users.

radius

Use a RADIUS server to authenticate clients.

usergroup

Use a firewall usergroup to authenticate clients.

encrypt

Encryption protocol to use (only available when security is set to a WPA type).

option

-

AES

Option

Description

TKIP

Use TKIP encryption.

AES

Use AES encryption.

TKIP-AES

Use TKIP and AES encryption.

keyindex

WEP key index (1 - 4).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 4

1

key

WEP Key.

password

Not Specified

passphrase

WPA pre-shared key (PSK) to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

password

Not Specified

sae-password

WPA3 SAE password to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

password

Not Specified

radius-server

RADIUS server to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

string

Maximum length: 35

local-standalone

Enable/disable AP local standalone (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local standalone.

disable

Disable AP local standalone.

local-standalone-nat

Enable/disable AP local standalone NAT mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local standalone NAT mode.

disable

Disable AP local standalone NAT mode.

ip

IP address and subnet mask for the local standalone NAT subnet.

ipv4-classnet-host

Not Specified

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

dhcp-lease-time

DHCP lease time in seconds for NAT IP address.

integer

Minimum value: 300 Maximum value: 8640000

2400

local-bridging

Enable/disable bridging of wireless and Ethernet interfaces on the FortiAP (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local VAP to Ethernet bridging.

disable

Disable AP local VAP to Ethernet bridging.

local-lan

Allow/deny traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address (default = allow).

option

-

allow

Option

Description

allow

Allow traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address.

deny

Deny traffic destined for a Class A, B, or C private IP address.

local-authentication

Enable/disable AP local authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable AP local authentication.

disable

Disable AP local authentication.

usergroup <name>

Firewall user group to be used to authenticate WiFi users.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

portal-message-override-group

Replacement message group for this VAP (only available when security is set to a captive portal type).

string

Maximum length: 35

portal-type

Captive portal functionality. Configure how the captive portal authenticates users and whether it includes a disclaimer.

option

-

auth

Option

Description

auth

Portal for authentication.

auth+disclaimer

Portal for authentication and disclaimer.

disclaimer

Portal for disclaimer.

email-collect

Portal for email collection.

cmcc

Portal for CMCC.

cmcc-macauth

Portal for CMCC and MAC authentication.

auth-mac

Portal for authentication and MAC authentication.

external-auth

Portal for external portal authentication.

selected-usergroups <name>

Selective user groups that are permitted to authenticate.

User group name.

string

Maximum length: 79

security-exempt-list

Optional security exempt list for captive portal authentication.

string

Maximum length: 35

security-redirect-url

Optional URL for redirecting users after they pass captive portal authentication.

string

Maximum length: 127

intra-vap-privacy

Enable/disable blocking communication between clients on the same SSID (called intra-SSID privacy) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable intra-SSID privacy.

disable

Disable intra-SSID privacy.

schedule <name>

Firewall schedules for enabling this VAP on the FortiAP. This VAP will be enabled when at least one of the schedules is valid. Separate multiple schedule names with a space.

Schedule name.

string

Maximum length: 35

ldpc

VAP low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding configuration.

option

-

rxtx

Option

Description

disable

Disable LDPC.

rx

Enable LDPC when receiving traffic.

tx

Enable LDPC when transmitting traffic.

rxtx

Enable LDPC when both receiving and transmitting traffic.

high-efficiency

Enable/disable 802.11ax high efficiency (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax high efficiency.

disable

Disable 802.11ax high efficiency.

target-wake-time

Enable/disable 802.11ax target wake time (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax target wake time.

disable

Disable 802.11ax target wake time.

port-macauth

Enable/disable LAN port MAC authentication (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable LAN port MAC authentication.

radius

Enable LAN port RADIUS-based MAC authentication.

address-group

Enable LAN port address-group based MAC authentication.

port-macauth-timeout

LAN port MAC authentication idle timeout value (default = 600 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 60 Maximum value: 65535

600

port-macauth-reauth-timeout

LAN port MAC authentication re-authentication timeout value (default = 7200 sec).

integer

Minimum value: 120 Maximum value: 65535

7200

bss-color-partial

Enable/disable 802.11ax partial BSS color (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable 802.11ax partial BSS color.

disable

Disable 802.11ax partial BSS color.

mpsk-profile

MPSK profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

split-tunneling

Enable/disable split tunneling (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable split tunneling.

disable

Disable split tunneling.

vlanid

Optional VLAN ID.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4094

0

vlan-auto

Enable/disable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

disable

Disable automatic management of SSID VLAN interface.

dynamic-vlan

Enable/disable dynamic VLAN assignment.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable dynamic VLAN assignment.

disable

Disable dynamic VLAN assignment.

captive-portal-ac-name

Local-bridging captive portal ac-name.

string

Maximum length: 35

captive-portal-auth-timeout

Hard timeout - AP will always clear the session after timeout regardless of traffic (0 - 864000 sec, default = 0).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 864000

0

multicast-rate

Multicast rate (0, 6000, 12000, or 24000 kbps, default = 0).

option

-

0

Option

Description

0

Use the default multicast rate.

6000

6 Mbps.

12000

12 Mbps.

24000

24 Mbps.

multicast-enhance

Enable/disable converting multicast to unicast to improve performance (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable multicast enhancement.

disable

Disable multicast enhancement.

igmp-snooping

Enable/disable IGMP snooping.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable IGMP snooping.

disable

Disable IGMP snooping.

broadcast-suppression

Optional suppression of broadcast messages. For example, you can keep DHCP messages, ARP broadcasts, and so on off of the wireless network.

option

-

dhcp-up dhcp-ucast arp-known

Option

Description

dhcp-up

Suppress broadcast uplink DHCP messages.

dhcp-down

Suppress broadcast downlink DHCP messages.

dhcp-starvation

Suppress broadcast DHCP starvation req messages.

dhcp-ucast

Convert downlink broadcast DHCP messages to unicast messages.

arp-known

Suppress broadcast ARP for known wireless clients.

arp-unknown

Suppress broadcast ARP for unknown wireless clients.

arp-reply

Suppress broadcast ARP reply from wireless clients.

arp-poison

Suppress ARP poison messages from wireless clients.

arp-proxy

Reply ARP requests for wireless clients as a proxy.

netbios-ns

Suppress NetBIOS name services packets with UDP port 137.

netbios-ds

Suppress NetBIOS datagram services packets with UDP port 138.

ipv6

Suppress IPv6 packets.

all-other-mc

Suppress all other multicast messages.

all-other-bc

Suppress all other broadcast messages.

ipv6-rules

Optional rules of IPv6 packets. For example, you can keep RA, RS and so on off of the wireless network.

option

-

drop-icmp6ra drop-icmp6rs drop-llmnr6 drop-icmp6mld2 drop-dhcp6s drop-dhcp6c ndp-proxy drop-ns-dad

Option

Description

drop-icmp6ra

Drop ICMP6 Router Advertisement (RA) packets that originate from wireless clients.

drop-icmp6rs

Drop ICMP6 Router Solicitation (RS) packets to be sent to wireless clients.

drop-llmnr6

Drop Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) packets

drop-icmp6mld2

Drop ICMP6 Multicast Listener Report V2 (MLD2) packets

drop-dhcp6s

Drop DHCP6 server generated packets that originate from wireless clients.

drop-dhcp6c

Drop DHCP6 client generated packets to be sent to wireless clients.

ndp-proxy

Enable IPv6 ndp proxy - send back na on behalf of the client and drop the ns.

drop-ns-dad

Drop ICMP6 NS-DAD when target address is not found in ndp proxy cache.

drop-ns-nondad

Drop ICMP6 NS-NonDAD when target address is not found in ndp proxy cache.

me-disable-thresh

Disable multicast enhancement when this many clients are receiving multicast traffic.

integer

Minimum value: 2 Maximum value: 256

32

mu-mimo

Enable/disable Multi-user MIMO (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable Multi-user MIMO.

disable

Disable Multi-user MIMO.

probe-resp-suppression

Enable/disable probe response suppression (to ignore weak signals) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable probe response suppression.

disable

Disable probe response suppression.

probe-resp-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to probe requests (-95 to -20, default = -80).

string

Maximum length: 7

-80

radio-sensitivity

Enable/disable software radio sensitivity (to ignore weak signals) (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable software radio sensitivity.

disable

Disable software radio sensitivity.

quarantine

Enable/disable station quarantine (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable station quarantine.

disable

Disable station quarantine.

radio-5g-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to receive a packet in 5G band(-95 to -20, default = -76).

string

Maximum length: 7

-76

radio-2g-threshold

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP response to receive a packet in 2.4G band (-95 to -20, default = -79).

string

Maximum length: 7

-79

vlan-pooling

Enable/disable VLAN pooling, to allow grouping of multiple wireless controller VLANs into VLAN pools (default = disable). When set to wtp-group, VLAN pooling occurs with VLAN assignment by wtp-group.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

wtp-group

Enable VLAN pooling with VLAN assignment by wtp-group.

round-robin

Enable VLAN pooling with round-robin VLAN assignment.

hash

Enable VLAN pooling with hash-based VLAN assignment.

disable

Disable VLAN pooling.

dhcp-option43-insertion

Enable/disable insertion of DHCP option 43 (default = enable).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable insertion of DHCP option 43.

disable

Disable insertion of DHCP option 43.

dhcp-option82-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable DHCP option 82 insert.

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 insert.

dhcp-option82-circuit-id-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 circuit-id insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

style-1

ASCII string composed of AP-MAC;SSID;SSID-TYPE. For example, "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;wifi;s".

style-2

ASCII string composed of AP-MAC. For example, "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx".

style-3

ASCII string composed of NETWORK-TYPE:WTPPROF-NAME:VLAN:SSID:AP-MODEL:AP-HOSTNAME:AP-MAC. For example,"WLAN:FAPS221E-default:100:wifi:PS221E:FortiAP-S221E:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx".

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 circuit-id insert.

dhcp-option82-remote-id-insertion

Enable/disable DHCP option 82 remote-id insert (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

style-1

ASCII string in the format "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" containing MAC address of client device.

disable

Disable DHCP option 82 remote-id insert.

ptk-rekey

Enable/disable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

disable

Disable PTK rekey for WPA-Enterprise security.

ptk-rekey-intv

PTK rekey interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

gtk-rekey

Enable/disable GTK rekey for WPA security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable GTK rekey for WPA security.

disable

Disable GTK rekey for WPA security.

gtk-rekey-intv

GTK rekey interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

eap-reauth

Enable/disable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

disable

Disable EAP re-authentication for WPA-Enterprise security.

eap-reauth-intv

EAP re-authentication interval (1800 - 864000 sec, default = 86400).

integer

Minimum value: 1800 Maximum value: 864000

86400

qos-profile

Quality of service profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

hotspot20-profile

Hotspot 2.0 profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

access-control-list

access-control-list profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

primary-wag-profile

Primary wireless access gateway profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

secondary-wag-profile

Secondary wireless access gateway profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

tunnel-echo-interval

The time interval to send echo to both primary and secondary tunnel peers (1 - 65535 sec, default = 300).

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

300

tunnel-fallback-interval

The time interval for secondary tunnel to fall back to primary tunnel (0 - 65535 sec, default = 7200).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 65535

7200

rates-11a

Allowed data rates for 802.11a.

option

-

Option

Description

1

1 Mbps supported rate.

1-basic

1 Mbps BSS basic rate.

2

2 Mbps supported rate.

2-basic

2 Mbps BSS basic rate.

5.5

5.5 Mbps supported rate.

5.5-basic

5.5 Mbps BSS basic rate.

11

11 Mbps supported rate.

11-basic

11 Mbps BSS basic rate.

6

6 Mbps supported rate.

6-basic

6 Mbps BSS basic rate.

9

9 Mbps supported rate.

9-basic

9 Mbps BSS basic rate.

12

12 Mbps supported rate.

12-basic

12 Mbps BSS basic rate.

18

18 Mbps supported rate.

18-basic

18 Mbps BSS basic rate.

24

24 Mbps supported rate.

24-basic

24 Mbps BSS basic rate.

36

36 Mbps supported rate.

36-basic

36 Mbps BSS basic rate.

48

48 Mbps supported rate.

48-basic

48 Mbps BSS basic rate.

54

54 Mbps supported rate.

54-basic

54 Mbps BSS basic rate.

rates-11bg

Allowed data rates for 802.11b/g.

option

-

Option

Description

1

1 Mbps supported rate.

1-basic

1 Mbps BSS basic rate.

2

2 Mbps supported rate.

2-basic

2 Mbps BSS basic rate.

5.5

5.5 Mbps supported rate.

5.5-basic

5.5 Mbps BSS basic rate.

11

11 Mbps supported rate.

11-basic

11 Mbps BSS basic rate.

6

6 Mbps supported rate.

6-basic

6 Mbps BSS basic rate.

9

9 Mbps supported rate.

9-basic

9 Mbps BSS basic rate.

12

12 Mbps supported rate.

12-basic

12 Mbps BSS basic rate.

18

18 Mbps supported rate.

18-basic

18 Mbps BSS basic rate.

24

24 Mbps supported rate.

24-basic

24 Mbps BSS basic rate.

36

36 Mbps supported rate.

36-basic

36 Mbps BSS basic rate.

48

48 Mbps supported rate.

48-basic

48 Mbps BSS basic rate.

54

54 Mbps supported rate.

54-basic

54 Mbps BSS basic rate.

rates-11n-ss12

Allowed data rates for 802.11n with 1 or 2 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/1

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs1/1

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs2/1

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs3/1

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs4/1

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs5/1

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs6/1

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs7/1

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs8/2

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs9/2

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs10/2

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs11/2

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs12/2

Data rate for MCS index 12 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs13/2

Data rate for MCS index 13 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs14/2

Data rate for MCS index 14 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs15/2

Data rate for MCS index 15 with 2 spatial streams.

rates-11n-ss34

Allowed data rates for 802.11n with 3 or 4 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs16/3

Data rate for MCS index 16 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs17/3

Data rate for MCS index 17 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs18/3

Data rate for MCS index 18 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs19/3

Data rate for MCS index 19 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs20/3

Data rate for MCS index 20 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs21/3

Data rate for MCS index 21 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs22/3

Data rate for MCS index 22 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs23/3

Data rate for MCS index 23 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs24/4

Data rate for MCS index 24 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs25/4

Data rate for MCS index 25 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs26/4

Data rate for MCS index 26 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs27/4

Data rate for MCS index 27 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs28/4

Data rate for MCS index 28 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs29/4

Data rate for MCS index 29 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs30/4

Data rate for MCS index 30 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs31/4

Data rate for MCS index 31 with 4 spatial streams.

rates-11ac-ss12

Allowed data rates for 802.11ac/ax with 1 or 2 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/1

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs1/1

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs2/1

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs3/1

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs4/1

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs5/1

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs6/1

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs7/1

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs8/1

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs9/1

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs10/1

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs11/1

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 1 spatial stream.

mcs0/2

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs1/2

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs2/2

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs3/2

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs4/2

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs5/2

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs6/2

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs7/2

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs8/2

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs9/2

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs10/2

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 2 spatial streams.

mcs11/2

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 2 spatial streams.

rates-11ac-ss34

Allowed data rates for 802.11ac/ax with 3 or 4 spatial streams.

option

-

Option

Description

mcs0/3

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs1/3

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs2/3

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs3/3

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs4/3

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs5/3

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs6/3

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs7/3

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs8/3

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs9/3

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs10/3

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs11/3

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 3 spatial streams.

mcs0/4

Data rate for MCS index 0 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs1/4

Data rate for MCS index 1 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs2/4

Data rate for MCS index 2 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs3/4

Data rate for MCS index 3 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs4/4

Data rate for MCS index 4 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs5/4

Data rate for MCS index 5 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs6/4

Data rate for MCS index 6 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs7/4

Data rate for MCS index 7 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs8/4

Data rate for MCS index 8 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs9/4

Data rate for MCS index 9 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs10/4

Data rate for MCS index 10 with 4 spatial streams.

mcs11/4

Data rate for MCS index 11 with 4 spatial streams.

utm-profile

UTM profile name.

string

Maximum length: 35

address-group

Address group ID.

string

Maximum length: 35

mac-filter

Enable/disable MAC filtering to block wireless clients by mac address.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable MAC filtering.

disable

Disable MAC filtering.

mac-filter-policy-other

Allow or block clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

option

-

allow

Option

Description

allow

Allow clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

deny

Block clients with MAC addresses that are not in the filter list.

sticky-client-remove

Enable/disable sticky client remove to maintain good signal level clients in SSID. (default = disable).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable Sticky Client Remove.

disable

Disable Sticky Client Remove.

sticky-client-threshold-5g

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the 5G client to be serviced by the AP (-95 to -20, default = -76).

string

Maximum length: 7

-76

sticky-client-threshold-2g

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the 2G client to be serviced by the AP (-95 to -20, default = -79).

string

Maximum length: 7

-79

config portal-message-overrides

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

auth-disclaimer-page

Override auth-disclaimer-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-reject-page

Override auth-reject-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-login-page

Override auth-login-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

auth-login-failed-page

Override auth-login-failed-page message with message from portal-message-overrides group.

string

Maximum length: 35

config vlan-pool

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

wtp-group

WTP group name.

string

Maximum length: 35

config mac-filter-list

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

mac

MAC address.

mac-address

Not Specified

00:00:00:00:00:00

mac-filter-policy

Deny or allow the client with this MAC address.

option

-

deny

Option

Description

allow

Allow the client with this MAC address.

deny

Block the client with this MAC address.