Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Guide

Wireless Controller Configuring DHCP for your wireless LAN
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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Configuring DHCP for your wireless LAN
Go to System > DHCP > Service to configure DHCP services to provide IP addresses to
your wireless clients. See “Configuring DHCP services” on page 228.
Configuring firewall policies for the wireless LAN
For your VAP clients to communicate with other networks, including other wireless LANs,
you must have appropriate firewall policies. Your VAP has a virtual interface of the same
name that you can select as the source or destination interface in firewall policies.
Monitoring wireless clients
Go to Wireless Controller > Wireless Client to view information about the wireless clients
of your managed access points.
Monitoring rogue APs
Go to Wireless Controller > Rogue AP to view information about detected APs.
IP The IP address assigned to the client.
Physical AP The name of the physical access point with which the client is
associated.
Virtual AP The name of the virtual access point with which the client is
associated.
Signal Strength/Noise The signal-to-noise ratio in deciBels calculated from signal
strength and noise level.
Rx (KBytes) The amount of data in kilobytes received this session.
Tx (KBytes) The amount of data in kilobytes sent this session.
Clients list (AP mode) Real-time details about the client wireless devices that can
reach this FortiWiFi unit access point. Only devices on the
same radio band are listed.
MAC Address The MAC address of the connected wireless client.
IP Address The IP address assigned to the connected wireless client.
AP Name The name of the wireless interface that the client is connected
to.
Refresh Interval Set time between information updates. none means no updates.
Refresh Updates displayed information now.
Inactive Access Points Select which inactive access points to show: all, none, those detected
less than one hour ago, or those detected less than one day ago.
Online A green checkmark indicates an active access point. A grey X indicates
that the access point is inactive.
SSID The wireless service set identifier (SSID) or network name for the
wireless interface.
MAC Address The MAC address of the Wireless interface.
Signal Strength /Noise The signal strength and noise level.
Channel The wireless radio channel that the access point uses.
Rate The data rate of the access point.
First Seen The data and time when the FortiWifi unit first detected the access point.

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Language	English