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Rabeb_Ali
Explorer II
May 18, 2026
Question

FortiSwitch SFP+ to 1G SFP

  • May 18, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Hello,

Is it possible to establish a fiber link between:

  • a FortiSwitch SFP+ port using a 10G SFP+ transceiver
  • and a third-party switch using a 1G SFP transceiver

by forcing the FortiSwitch interface speed to 1G?

  • I would like to know if:
  • SFP+ transceivers on FortiSwitch support 1G operation
  • or if both sides must use the same transceiver type/speed (SFP↔SFP or SFP+↔SFP+)

Has anyone tested this successfully with FortiSwitch and third-party switches?

Thank you.

2 replies

Anthony_E
Staff
Staff
May 18, 2026

Hi,

Yes it could be possible if the port is supporting multi speed.

Could you please tell me which model of FortiSwitch you use?

 

Anthony

Best Regards
Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
May 18, 2026

SFP+ transcievers don’t support 1Gig Eithernet protocol/speed, while an SFP+ port can be configured as 1G/SFP port. You need to use 1G/SFPs on both sides.

Toshi