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Franco
Franco
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July 22, 2022
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FortiAP geographical area compatibility

  • July 22, 2022
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Hi all,

I would like to understand if I could use a FortiAP-xxx-E-I (built for international geographic area) in Europe without issues (it will be managed by a Fortigate) and if I can mix FortiAP-xxx-E-E (built for european geographical area) and FortiAP-xxx-E-I (built for international geographic area) without issues managed by the same Fortigate in the european geographical area.

 

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

 

Best answer by Franco

At last, I got the 'I' supported regions (thank to the Fortinet technical support):

ALGERIA
ARMENIA
BAHRAIN
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM I
ISRAEL
JORDAN
KUWAIT
MOROCCO
MALDIVES
SENEGAL
QATAR
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN

Then the "International" suffix (-I) is quite misleading. The only allowed regions are listed above.

 

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Anonymous_User
Contributor III
July 25, 2022

Hello @Franco  ,

 

Thank you for using the Community Forum.

 

I will seek to get you an answer or help. We will reply to this thread with an update as soon as possible.

 

Regards,

   Fortinet Community Team.
Franco
FrancoAuthor
New Member
July 27, 2022

Thank you very much for your help. I look forward to receiving your reply soon.

vpatil
Staff
vpatil
Staff
July 28, 2022

@Franco Both the FortiAP units may technically work fine on the same FortiGate. However, for local Radio regulatory compliance purposes please consult your local Fortinet SE or Fortinet Reseller/Partner to validate your FortiAP units (with different region code) use-case. Thanks!

Franco
FrancoAuthor
New Member
August 2, 2022

Thank you for your reply.
I just need to understand if exist technical issues to connect an International version (-I) of a FortiAP to a Fortigate in the European geographic area. For example I know the are issues using a Noth America (-A) version in european environments.
What is unclear what's the exact meaning of "International" versions unlike the others (-E, -A). Does it means they can be used everywhere?

vpatil
Staff
vpatil
Staff
August 2, 2022

On the FortiAP (with "I" region code), please execute the following commands on the FortiAP CLI (SSH into FAP) to check what countries have "I" region code:

 

cw_diag -c all-countries
cw_diag -c all-countries | grep <COUNTRY>

 

This output will help you determine if "I" region code has any European countries associated with it.

Franco
FrancoAuthor
New Member
August 3, 2022

I sincerely consider this situation quite odd. It sounds as Fortinet consider "a secret" the meaning of "International version" (-I) and its features. On the contrary I would expect it would be clearly declared.

Franco
FrancoAuthor
New Member
August 8, 2022

Then, finally, I have to consider this simple question unanswered.
I also asked to the Fortinet technical support...... a lot of talk, but any significative answer.
I must conclude they really don't know what they sell and how it works.
From my point of view this is unbelievable.

 

Franco
FrancoAuthorAnswer
New Member
August 9, 2022

At last, I got the 'I' supported regions (thank to the Fortinet technical support):

ALGERIA
ARMENIA
BAHRAIN
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM I
ISRAEL
JORDAN
KUWAIT
MOROCCO
MALDIVES
SENEGAL
QATAR
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN

Then the "International" suffix (-I) is quite misleading. The only allowed regions are listed above.

 

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