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

• 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

• 48 x Gigabit Ethernet PoE
• 4 x Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot

• Optical Fiber
• Twisted Pair

• 1000Base-X
• 10/100/1000Base-T

• IEEE 802.1D
• IEEE 802.1w
• IEEE 802.1s
• IEEE 802.1Q
• IEEE 802.3ad
• IEEE 802.1AX
• IEEE 802.3x
• IEEE 802.3
• IEEE 802.3u
• IEEE 802.3z
• IEEE 802.3ab
• IEEE 802.3ae
• IEEE 802.3az
• IEEE 802.3bz
• IEEE 802.1ad
• IEEE 802.3ba
• IEEE 802.3bj
• IEEE 802.3bm
• IEEE 802.1p
• IEEE 802.3af
• IEEE 802.3at