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Deployment through a FortiGate
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If the FortiGate is on the same network as the FortiAP:
1. Preauthorize your FortiAP device using your FortiGate.
2. Refer to the
“Access Point Deployment” section of the FortiWiFi and FortiAP
Configuration Guide found at http://forti.net/ap-docs .
3. Plug the FortiAP into your local Ethernet connection. The FortiAP will self-configure.
Or
1. Instead of preauthorizing, you can use the FortiGate to authorize the FortiAP device
after you have connected the FortiAP to the network .
2. Within two minutes of connecting the FortiAP to your FortiGate, the device appears
on the Managed FortiAP page in the Web-based Manager : authorize and assign a
profile to the device.
Ensure that you are running the Fortinet recommended version of software.
Please check support.fortinet.com for more information.