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DATA SHEET: FortiSwitch
™
D-Series Secure Access Switches
CAPABILITIES: FORTILINK MODE VS. STANDALONE MODE
Key Features & Benefits
Single Management Framework Reduces complexity and decreases management cost with network security functions managed through a singleconsole.
Single Policy Provisioning The same security policy can apply to a user or device regardless of how or where they connect to the network.Enables
access to certain network ports based on the role of a user within the organization, such as in shared conference rooms or
engineering facilities.
Centralized Authentication All users are authenticated against the same user database, regardless of whether they connect to the wired or wireless
network, including temporary guest users.
Role-Based Ports Enables access to certain network ports based on the role of a user within the organization, such as in shared conference
rooms or engineering facilities.
10 Gbps uplinks
LAN
Wire Closet
PoE power for FortiAP
PoE power for phones
Desktop
Connectivity
Access Edge
Policies are
controlled by
FortiGate
Data Center
Application
Data Center
Server Farm
FortiGate
Core Switch
MDF
FortiSwitch 224D-FPOE,
224D-POE, 108D-POE,
or 124D/124D-POE
FortiSwitch 548D-FPOE
FortiGate
FortiSwitch deployment example
FS-108D-POE*, FS-124D*, FS-124D-POE*, FS-224D-FPOE*, FS-224D-POE* and FS-548D-FPOE*
STANDALONE SWITCH FORTILINK MODE (FORTIGATE)
Security
802.1x Port Authentication Yes Yes
MAC Address-Based Authentication No Yes
MAC Black/White Listing No Yes
Layer 3,4 Stateful Firewall to Control Access No Yes
TACACS+/RADIUS Admin Access Yes Yes
DHCP Relay/DHCP Snooping No Yes
Virtual Domain No Yes
Routing
Layer 3, Dynamic Routing No Yes
Inter-VLAN Routing No Yes
Policy-Based Routing No Yes
DNS Server No Yes
Management
Auto Discovery of Multiple Switches 1 16 (model dependent)
Software Upgrade of Switches 1 switch Central upgrade of each switch
VLAN Configuration 1 switch Central VLAN provisioning of entire switch network
Policy Control of Users and Devices No Yes
Syslog Collection Yes Yes (FortiGate syslog only)
Switch POE Control Yes No**
LAG support from FortiSwitch to FortiGate Yes No**
UTM Features
Firewall No Yes
IPS, AV, Application Control No Yes
* For -D- models there is a dependency on the software version running on the FortiSwitch and on the FortiGate in order to use FortiLink mode.
FortiLink is only enabled on certain ports on FortiGate and FortiSwitch. Refer to FortiLink documentation.
Note: Please refer to FortiSwitch Admin Guide for details re: port connections supported for FortiLink functionality.
** Roadmap
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