Description | This article will explain how to verify if the WiFi client is connected wirelessly, which SSID it is connected to, and some of the connection details. |
Scope | FortiGate v7.2.4+. |
Solution |
The most common command to use in order to verify which client is still connected wirelessly to a managed FortiAP or local radio is the following.
diag wireless-controller wlac -d sta
Add the MAC address of the specific client at the end of the command for details on the specified client
diag wireless-controller wlac -d sta aa:bb:bb:aa:bb:bb
When there's multiple cw_acd daemons are added using the following wireless-controller global command the recommended diagnostics command to get the details of a client changes as the data may not be fully synchronized on all daemons.
config wireless-controller global
It is best to use the following command to see the status of the client instead.
diag wireless-controller wlac -p data -d sta
It is also possible to view the data that each daemon has using the following. This shows an example where the acd-count is set to 2.
The following shows the parent daemon data.
diag wireless-controller wlac -p 0 -d sta
The following will show the child daemon processes data.
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