Technical Tip: How to enable or disable Bluetooth Module on FortiGate

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Description	This article describes how to enable or disable Bluetooth Module.
Scope	FortiGate v7.0, v7.2,v 7.4
Solution	Technically the BLE only runs for a minute during the first boot or initialization process. If the unit is configured without using the BLE, it will remain turned off. The commands below disable Bluetooth/BLE: diagnose bluetooth enable 0/1 <----- To disable use 0, and to enable use 1. The status can be checked with: diagnose bluetooth status Bluetooth Status: RESET BOOTLOADER Connect State(0): BLE_MODE_DISABLED If the status is manually changed to 'enable 1' it will stay enabled only for a minute. diagnose bluetooth status Bluetooth Status: NORMAL BOOTLOADER Connect State(5): BLE_MODE_FSD_READY It is not possible to physically remove the Bluetooth module from the FortiGate as it will void the warranty. Related documents: Technical Tip: How to determine if the FortiGate device has Bluetooth config wireless-controller ble-profile