Using the CLI can be a substantially faster means of editing settings if you know what you are doing. Sometimes, people just prefer the CLI. This is completely understandable as half the time there are features (important ones at that) that aren’t even visible in the GUI. The following video shows how to connect to a FortiSwitch via Serial and change the IP settings as needed.
I had someone ask me how they should go about updating a FortiSwitch firmware out of the box. I created a video that shows the process of making the FortiSwitch manageable on your local network and upgrading the firmware from 3.3.3 to 3.4.3.
Welcome and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your network configuration.
This guide contains information about the administration of a FortiSwitch unit in standalone mode. In standalone mode, a FortiSwitch is managed by connected directly to the unit, either using the web-based manager (also known as the GUI) or the CLI.
If you will be managing your FortiSwitch unit using a FortiGate, please see the guide Managing a FortiSwitch unit with a FortiGate.
This guide is for all FortiSwitch models that are supported by FortiSwitchOS. This includes the following models:
FortiSwitch-28C, FortiSwitch-108D-POE, FortiSwitch-124D, FortiSwitch-124D-POE,
FortiSwitch Rugged-124D, FortiSwitch-224D-POE, FortiSwitch-324B-POE,
FortiSwitch-348B, FortiSwitch-448B, FortiSwitch-1024D, FortiSwitch-1048D, and
FortiSwitch-3032D
Before you start administrating your FortiSwitch unit, it is assumed that you have completed the initial configuration of the FortiSwitch unit, as outlined in the QuickStart Guide for your FortiSwitch model and have administrative access to the FortiSwitch unit’s web-based manager and CLI.
This guide is organized into the following chapters:
So, I have wanted this for a very long time and it has finally come to fruition. One of my major points of contention when it came to FortiSwitch’s vs the competition is the fact that you would buy a 24/48 port switch and only get 12/24 ports of POE. Fortinet has finally released FPOE (Full Power Over Ethernet) editions of their switches. Thank Jeebus! This makes quoting and deployments so much easier for my VOIP customers!