Technical Note: Port group shows incorrect port listing for FortiSwitches in FortiLink mode

[cmaheu]

Description
FortiGate devices supporting FortiSwitches in FortiLink mode do not display the port list correctly in certain views of the Administration UI.  The Add Group and Modify Group dialogs for port groups under System > Group do not show all the interfaces in the port list.

Scope
Version: 8.3.x

Solution

Workaround:

1. Navigate to Network Devices > Topology
2. Click on the desired switch model
3. Under the Ports tab, select the desired port(s)
• For a single port, right click on the port and select Group Membership
• For multiple ports, multi-select the ports, right click and select either Add Ports to Groups or Remove Ports from Groups

Solution:  To be addressed in a future FortiNAC release.