WiFi and Switch controllers are enabled separately (275860)
In the Feature Store (System > Features), the WiFi Controller and Switch Controller are now separate. However, the Switch Controller must be enabled in order for the WiFi Controller to be visible.
In the CLI, the settings that enable the WiFi and Switch controllers have been separated:
config system global
set wireless-controller enable set switch-controller enable
end
The settings that enable the GUI display for those controllers have also been separated:
config system settings
set gui-wireless-controller enable set gui-switch-controller enable
end
Add Support of LLDP protocol on FortiAP to send switch and port information (283107)
You can enable LLDP protocol in the FortiAP Profile. Each FortiAP using that profile can then send back information about the switch and port that it is connected to. This information is visible in the optional LLDP column of the Managed FortiAP list. To enable LLDP:
config wireless-controller wtp-profile edit <profile-name>
set lldp enable end
WTP groups (278462)
You can define FortiAP Groups. Each group can contain FortiAPs of a single platform (model). These groups can be used in VLAN-pooling to assign APs to particular VLANs. Create a FortiAP Group in the CLI like this:
config wireless-controller wtp-group edit 1
set platform-type 320C
config wtp-list
edit FP320C3X14010828 next
edit FP320C3X14010830 end
end
The platform-type field is optional. If it is left empty, the group can contain FortiAPs of any model.
VLAN–pooling (278462)
In an SSID, you can define a VLAN pool. As clients associate to an AP, they are assigned to a VLAN. A VLAN
pool can
- assign a specific VLAN based on the AP’s FortiAP Group, usually for network configuration reasons, or
- assign one of several available VLANs for network load balancing purposes (tunnel mode SSIDs only)
Assignment by FortiAP Group
In this example, VLAN 101, 102, or 103 is assigned depending on the AP’s FortiAP Group.
config wireless-controller vap edit wlan
set vlan-pooling wtp-group config vlan-pool
edit 101
set wtp-group wtpgrp1 next
edit 102
set wtp-group wtpgrp2 next
edit 101
set wtp-group wtpgrp3 end
end end
Load Balancing
The vlan-pooling type can be either of these:
- round–robin – from the VLAN pool, choose the VLAN with the smallest number of clients
- hash – choose a VLAN from the VLAN pool based on a hash of the current number of SSID clients and the number of entries in the VLAN pool
If the VLAN pool contains no valid VLAN ID, the SSID’s static VLAN ID setting is used. In this example, VLAN 101, 102, or 103 is assigned using the round-robin method:
config wireless-controller vap
edit wlan
set vlan-pooling round-robin config vlan-pool
edit 101 next
edit 102 next
edit 103 end
end end