Same VLAN's on multiple switches

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 8, 2024
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We have 2 fortiswitches for wireless AP's

1 switch is installed

When i come to installing the second switch, I just want the same VLAN's available for the WIFI.

Is this achievable?

Do I just create the same VLANs?

I have a feeling it will tell me they are already in use.
I read about Subnet overlap....is this something I need to enable?

Thanks

Best answer by ebilcari

The topology will depend on the network requirements. You can find a list of suggested topologies in the guide. In this simple scenario, I think you can choose one of these options:

Single FortiGate unit managing multiple FortiSwitch units (using a hardware or software switch interface)
Single FortiGate unit managing a stack of several FortiSwitch units

ebilcari

Staff

Spanning same VLAN IDs over different switches is a normal/most common configuration. How are the switch connected to each other, is there a FGT that manages them?

Emirjon

Forti-MonAuthor

Explorer

Yes the Fortigate is the Manager of the switches

Do I need to connect the switches to each other as well as to the Fortigate?

Thanks

ebilcariAnswer

Staff

The topology will depend on the network requirements. You can find a list of suggested topologies in the guide. In this simple scenario, I think you can choose one of these options:

Single FortiGate unit managing multiple FortiSwitch units (using a hardware or software switch interface)
Single FortiGate unit managing a stack of several FortiSwitch units

Emirjon

Forti-MonAuthor

Explorer

Excellent, thank you

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