Hello together,
what is the best-current-practice way of connecting different VLANs on a FortiGate? Using a physical interface, the VLANs seems to work fine. But shouldn't it work on a "VLAN Switch" as well?
Hello together,
what is the best-current-practice way of connecting different VLANs on a FortiGate? Using a physical interface, the VLANs seems to work fine. But shouldn't it work on a "VLAN Switch" as well?
Hi there. It really depends on the model of FortiGate you have, and how you plan to connect your devices to the VLAN.
Usually, on models that have few interfaces or network environments where many devices need to connect via an access switch(es), then connecting the switch to the FortiGate via a 802.1Q trunk port is recommended. See the following reference:
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.4/administration-guide/402940/vlan
On the other hand, if your FortiGate has many ports that can support the number of devices, you can enable VLAN switch mode (on the supported models) like this:
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.4/administration-guide/183531/virtual-vlan-switch
To enable VLAN switch mode in the GUI:Hope this helps.
