Technical Tip: Communication between FortiAP and FortiLan Cloud

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Description	This article discusses the Execution Flow between FortiAP and FortiLan Cloud.
Scope	FortiAP, FortiLan Cloud.
Solution	Refer to the document to understand what ports should be allowed between FortiAP and FortiLan Cloud: Upstream Firewall Rules for Cloud Communication FortiLAN Cloud and FortiAP communication | FortiLAN Cloud 24.2.0 | Fortinet Document Library When a FortiAP first connects, the Cloud stores the source IP/source port from which the FortiAP is connecting, for both data plane and control plane traffic. For every subsequent packet received in the Cloud, the source IP/source port from which the packet was received is examined. Using the source IP/source port combination, Cloud performs a lookup to determine the FortiAP from which the packet was received If the source IP/source port combination is not known, then the packet is dropped.