Description

Overview
Security, Performance, and Manageability

The FS-224E, FortiSwitch Secure Access Family delivers outstanding security, performance, and manageability. Secure, simple, and scalable, FortiSwitch is the right choice for threatconscious businesses of all sizes. Tightly integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric via FortiLink, FortiSwitch can be managed directly from the familiar FortiGate interface. This single-pane-of-glass management provides complete visibility and control of users and devices on the network regardless of how they connect. This makes the FortiSwitch ideal for SD-Branch and campus deployments with applications that range from desktop to data center aggregation, enabling businesses to converge their security and network access.

Security Fabric Integration through FortiLink

FortiLink is an innovative proprietary management protocol that allows our FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall to seamlessly manage any FortiSwitch. FortiLink enables the FortiSwitch to become a logical extension of the FortiGate, integrating it directly into the Fortinet Security Fabric. This management option reduces complexity and decreases management costs as network security and access layer functions are enabled and managed through a single console. FortiLink integration enables centralized policy management, including role-based access and control, making it easy to implement and manage.

HIGHLIGHTS | Entry | 100 Series

• Entry level switch
• 8-48 GE ports, PoE+capable
• Desktop to wiring closet
• 2-4 GE SFP uplink ports
• 4x 10GE SFP+ uplink ports

Mid-Range | 200 Series

• Mid-level switch
• 24-48 GE ports, PoE+capable
• Typical wiring closet switch
• 4 GE SFP uplink ports

Premium | 400 Series

• Enterprise switch
• 24-48 GE and Multi-Gig port options, PoE+ and UPOE options
• Larger wiring closet or high throughput requirements
• 4x 10 GE SFP+ uplink ports

Aggregation | 500 Series

• Aggregation switch
• 24-48 GE ports, PoE+capable
• Larger wiring closet or high throughput requirements
• 4x 10 GE SFP+ and 2x 40 GE QSFP uplink ports

DEPLOYMENT OVERVIEW

FortiSwitch is commonly managed and deployed through our FortiGate with FortiLink but can also be deployed and managed in non-FortiGate environments

FortiGate

• Deployment and management via FortiLink
• Security extended from NGFW
• Most common Fortinet deployment model

Non-FortiGate

• Standalone GUI or CLI
• Manage at scale with FortiSwitch Manager
• Industry standard, no Fortinet Security Fabric integration

FS-224E Description

FS-224E Additional information