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rmittal
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May 1, 2020

Technical Tip: Delete FortiAP from the controller

  • May 1, 2020
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Description
This article describes how to remove FortiAP entry from controller.

Solution
In Order to remove the FortiAP entry from the controller, make sure the FortiAP is offline and is not mapped to 'AP/Feature group' and 'Service Control'.
Refer below screenshot of 'AP/Feature group' and 'Service Control' where FortiAP are mapped:







- Once the ap is offline please execute the below commands to remove the ap entry from controller CLI:
# configure terminal
(config)no ap <ap-id>
(config)exit
- From GUI:

Go to Configuration -> Devices -> APs.
Select the FortiAP and select 'delete' option.



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