Technical Tip: How to register FortiSwitch to FortiCloud from GUI

[Shilpa1]

Description
After authorizing a FortiSwitch, administrators can register the FortiSwitch to FortiCloud directly from FortiOS GUI.

This article describes how to register FortiSwitch to FortiCloud from GUI.

Solution
To register the FortiSwitch from GUI:

1) Go to WiFi & Switch Controller -> Managed FortiSwitch and ensure the 'Topology' view is selected.
2) In the 'Topology', select an unregistered unit and select 'Registration'.

3) Complete the unit registration wizard:
- Select 'Register' to proceed.

- Enter the FortiCloud account information and select 'Submit'.

The registration information is submitted to FortiCare, and FortiOS attempts to collect the registration status from FortiGuard.

Since FortiGuard and FortiCare synchronize periodically, the registration status does not update immediately (it takes few hours).

- Select 'Close'.

4) After a while, go back to WiFi & Switch Controller -> Managed FortiSwitch.
5) Select the unit and select 'Registration.' The unit is shown as Registered to the corresponding FortiCloud account.

To register the FortiSwitch from CLI.

# diagnose forticare direct-registration product-registration -N S124DP3X15000000 -a xxxx@fortinet.com -p LDAP -T "CA" -R "other" -e 1
Account info:
        contract_number=[] account_id=[xxxx@fortinet.com] password=[***]
        reseller_id=0 reseller=[other]
        first_name=[] last_name=[] company=[]
        title=[] address=[] city=[]
        state=[] state_code=[] country_code=0
        post_code=[] phone=[] fax=[]
        industry=[] industry_id=0 orgsize=[] orgsize_id=0
        version=0 SN=[S124DP3X15000000] existing=1
Prepare to register product into this account.
Do you want to continue? (y/n)y
Registration successful