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Fortiswitch Ports Access Mode (Managed by FortiOS)

This article describes that it is not possible to edit FortiGwitch ports.

Scope

FortiGate, FortiSwitch. NAC vs Static Mode [FortiSwitch managed by FortiOS].

Solution

When editing FortiSwitch ports, if it is not possible to change the VLANs associated with the ports, it is important to review the mode where the ports are in.

Upon review of the FortiSwitchports, if the mode is in NAC mode, it will be prevented from making changes directly on the ports. Apply those changes via NAC policies.

Example of ports in NAC mode:

Example of ports in NAC mode

To make changes, change the mode to static by navigating to the mode column associated with the port and editing it.

To make changes, change the mode to static by navigating to the mode column associated with the port and editing it.

Access Modes for Ports:

  • Static: The port does not use a dynamic port policy or FortiSwitch network access control (NAC) policy.
  • Assign Port Policy: The port uses a dynamic port policy.
  • NAC: The port uses a FortiSwitch NAC policy.