Technical Tip: Compatibilities of Hardware Switch with FortiGate

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Description	This article shows all the supported and non-supported hardware models for hardware switches. Hardware switch is a feature on FortiOS that it is not supported by all models.
Scope	FortiOS v6.2, v6.4, v7.0, v7.2, 7.4
Solution	As per FortiOS 6.2.3, FortiGate models which support hardware switches are : FortiGate/FortiWifi-30E series. FortiGate/FortiWifi-50E series. FortiGate/FortiWifi-60E series. FortiGate-60F series. FortiGate-80E series. FortiGate-90E series. FortiGate/FortiWifi-92D series. FortiGate-100D series. FortiGate-100E series. FortiGate-100F series. FortiGate-300E series. FortiGate-3800D. FortiGate models which do not support hardware switch: FortiGate-80D. FortiGate-200E series. FortiGate-300D. FortiGate-400D. FortiGate-400E series. FortiGate-500D. FortiGate-500E series. FortiGate-600D. FortiGate-600E series. FortiGate-800D. FortiGate-900D. FortiGate-1000D. FortiGate-1100E. FortiGate-1200D. FortiGate-1500D. FortiGate-2200E. FortiGate-2000E/2500E. FortiGate-3000D. FortiGate-3100D. FortiGate-3200D. FortiGate-3300E. FortiGate-3400E. FortiGate-3600E. FortiGate-3700D. FortiGate-3810D/3815D. FortiGate-3960E/3980E. FortiGate-5001D FortiGate-5001E series. For hardware switch support on the latest models and firmware, one can refer to the Feature/Platform Matrix in the below links: As in FortiOS 6.4.5: https://fortinetweb.s3.amazonaws.com/docs.fortinet.com/v2/attachments/aee16892-7a7a-11ea-9384-005056... As in FortiOS 7.0.0: https://fortinetweb.s3.amazonaws.com/docs.fortinet.com/v2/attachments/1708f693-b330-11eb-b70b-005056... As in FortiOS 7.2.1: https://fortinetweb.s3.amazonaws.com/docs.fortinet.com/v2/attachments/9a48c4e0-3442-11ed-9d74-fa163e... As in FortiOS 7.4.0: https://fortinetweb.s3.amazonaws.com/docs.fortinet.com/v2/attachments/b33021d6-fe30-11ed-8e6d-fa163e...