FortiExtender WAN/LAN Extentition mode

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May 13, 2023
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Hi,

I'm struggling to understand/choose how to setup a new FortiExtender 201E.

My setup is FortiWifi -> FortiSwitch (POE) -> FortiExtender.

The Fortiextender is connected by port4 (which is the only poe on it) to the Fortiswitch on a vlan with fabric connect enabled.

I don't fully understand which extension is better when i create the Fortiextender on the FortiGate and what are the differences between WAN or LAN extension mode.

Additionally, i read that the Fortiextender has a vlan mode and i see mine is set to CAPWAP mode (i did enable extender vlan mode on the FortiGate)

Any advice would be appreciated,

Lior.

FortiExtender

Anthony_E

Staff

Hello Lior,

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.

Thanks,

Best Regards

gfleming

Staff

First of all, let's start with what you're trying to accomplish with your FortiExtender?

Are you trying to use it for LTE link on your FortiGate (so WAN extension)?

Or are you trying to use it in tandem with FortiGate LAN extension functionality?

HEre are some relevant docs which may help you:

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiextender/7.4.0/admin-guide-fgt-managed/201700/connect-to-fortigate

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiextender/7.4.0/admin-guide-fgt-managed/618684/vlan-mode

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiextender/7.4.0/admin-guide-fgt-managed/569564/fortiextender-as-fortigate-lan-extension

liorAuthor

Explorer

Thanks for the reply.

Kept reading and understood the WAN/LAN extension.

Managed to Set my FortiExtender in WAN mode with Capwap protocol (vlan mode didn't work)

trying to understand how to set the sdwan rules so it will always be on wan1 and failover to the FortiExplorer interface only when its down/not responsive and go back to WAN1 when it loads back up...

Thanks,

Lior.