Technical Tip: How to broadcast SSID's in a multiple VDOM environment

When multi-vdom mode is enabled in FortiGate, a FortiAP will be managed by one vdom; however, it can be used to broadcast SSID's created in a different vdom.

By default, only SSID's from the vdom where FortiAP is managed from will be broadcast.

In the example below, there are two SSID's configured (RootVDOM and GuestVDOM), one for each vdom (root and Guest). FortiAP is being managed from 'root' vdom; therefore, by default, SSID from the 'Guest' vdom is not listed to be broadcast.

In order to broadcast an SSID from different vdom, the option below must be globally enabled:

# config wireless-controller global
      set wtp-share enable
  end

After enabling the option above, SSID's from different vdoms are available to be selected.

Note:  SSID's from other vdoms must be manually set to broadcast in the FortiAP profile settings as shown in the screenshots above. Options 'Tunnel' and 'Bridge' only broadcast SSID's of the vdom FortiAP is managed from.