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Aubrey_MT
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November 9, 2023
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FortiAP-221E and FortiOS 7.x compatiblity

  • November 9, 2023
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Working on some FortiOS firmware upgrades and have come to reckon with the FortiAP and FortiSwitch compatibility. I am running a FortiGate-100F and trying to upgrade to FortiOS 7.x, but the FortiAP's I'm running areFortiAP-221E and FortiAP-222E.

I looked at the FortiAP compatibility matrix , but it does not list the 221E or the 222E that I'm using.

Currently the FortiAP's are running 6.4, so based on what I see in the matrix I should be safe to upgrade the FortiGate.

    Best answer by jiahoong112

    E-series for FortiAPs are categorised under FortiAP-W2. Please find the compatibility matrix for that here: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiap/7.4.0/fortiap-and-fortios-compatibility-matrix/209640/fortiap-w2 
    FortiAP-221E and 222E can be upgraded to firmware versions above 6.4.x. 

    Cheers

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    jiahoong112
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    jiahoong112Answer
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    November 9, 2023

    E-series for FortiAPs are categorised under FortiAP-W2. Please find the compatibility matrix for that here: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiap/7.4.0/fortiap-and-fortios-compatibility-matrix/209640/fortiap-w2 
    FortiAP-221E and 222E can be upgraded to firmware versions above 6.4.x. 

    Cheers

      Aubrey_MT
      Aubrey_MTAuthor
      New Member
      November 9, 2023

      That's great, thank you for the clarification!

      I see that it's recommended that those AP's are supposed to match the FortiOS version. Is that a requirement, or a suggestion? Should I expect serious performance issues if running 6.x on the AP's and 7.x on the Fortigate?

      jiahoong112
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      jiahoong112
      Staff
      November 9, 2023

      It is recommended to follow the firmware matching as per the compatibility matrix because if you run into an issue and log a TAC ticket, the first thing TAC will check and suggest is to ensure that the FortiAP and Fortigate firmware is as per the compatibility matrix. We recommend that the FortiAP-W2 firmware version be matched with the respective FortiOS version when available. Other variations of FortiOS and FortiAP-W2 versions may technically work for the lowest common feature set.

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