Fortinet FortiSwitch 124E
Secure Access Switches

Overview:

The FortiSwitch-124E L2 Switch is designed for superior internal segmentation and network access, offering a secure, simple, and scalable Ethernet solution. This fanless switch includes 24 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports and 4 Gigabit Ethernet SFP slots, fully compatible with FortiGate switch controllers.

• High Port Density: 24 GE RJ45 ports for robust connectivity and optimal performance in demanding environments.
• Fiber Connectivity:Equipped with 4 GE SFP slots for expanded network flexibility and long-distance connections.
• Fanless Design: Operates silently, ideal for noise-sensitive environments such as open offices or libraries.
• FortiGate Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with FortiGate controllers for unified management and enhanced security features.
• Scalable Solutions: Easily expand your network setup as your business grows without compromising on performance.

FortiSwitch Secure Access Switches

FortiSwitch Secure Access switches deliver a Secure, Simple, Scalable Ethernet solution with outstanding security, performance and manageability for threat conscious small to mid-sized businesses, distributed enterprises and branch offices. Tightly integrated into the FortiGate® Network Security Platform, the FortiSwitch Secure Access switches can be managed directly from the familiar FortiGate interface. This single pane of glass management provides complete visibility and control of all users and devices on the network, regardless of how they connect.

Security Fabric Integration

Reduces complexity and decreases management cost with network security functions managed through a single console via FortiGate. This integration allows all users to be authenticated against the same user database, regardless of whether they connect to the wired or wireless network, including temporary guest users.

In addition, same security policy can apply to a user or device regardless of how or where they connect to the network.

Simplify Network Deployment

The Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability in some models, enables simple installation of wireless Access Points and IP phones in the network.

Highlights

• Secure Access switches suitable for wiringcloset and desktop installations
• Ideal for converged network environments; enabling voice, data and wireless traffic to be delivered across a single network
• Devices are identified and users authenticated prior to being granted access to the network
• Centralized security and access management from FortiGate interface
• Up to 48 ports in a compact 1 RU form factor
• Stackable up to 300 switches per FortiGate depending on model
• Supports Wire-speed switching and Store and Forward forwarding mode

Deployment

FortiLink Mode

The FortiSwitch Secure Access Switch series integrates directly into the FortiGate* Connected UTM, with switch administration and access port security managed from the familiar FortiGate interface. Regardless of how users and devices connect to the network, you have complete visibility and control over your network security and access through this single pane of glass, perfectly suited to threatconscious organizations of any size.

Standalone Mode

Virtualization and cloud computing have created dense high-bandwidth Ethernet networking requirements in the data center, pushing the limits of existing data center switching. FortiSwitch Data Center switches meet these challenges by providing a high performance 10 or 40 GE capable switching platform, with a low Total Cost of Ownership. Ideal for Top of Rack server or firewall aggregation applications, as well as enterprise network core or distribution deployments, these switches are purpose-built to meet the needs of today’s bandwidth intensive environments.

Features:

	FortiSwitch FortiLink Mode (With FortiGate)
Management and Configuration
Auto Discovery of Multiple Switches	Yes
Number of Managed Switches per FortiGate	8 to 256 Depending on FortiGate Model (Please refer to admin guide)
FortiLink Stacking (Auto Inter-Switch Links)	Yes
Software Upgrade of Switches	Yes
Centralized VLAN Configuration	Yes
Switch POE Control	Yes
Link Aggregation Configuration	Yes
Spanning Tree	Yes
LLDP/MED	Yes
IGMP Snooping	Yes (not supported on 1xxE-Series)
L3 Routing and Services	Yes (FortiGate)
Policy-Based Routing	Yes (FortiGate)
Virtual Domain	Yes (FortiGate)
Security and Visibility
802.1x Authentication (Port-based, MAC-based, MAB)	Yes
Syslog Collection	Yes
DHCP Snooping	Yes
Device Detection	Yes
MAC Black/While Listing	Yes (FortiGate)
Policy Control of Users and Devices	Yes (FortiGate)
UTM Features
Firewall	Yes (FortiGate)
IPC, AV, Application Control, Botnet	Yes (FortiGate)
High Availability
Support FortiLink FortiGate in HA Cluster	Yes
LAG support for FortiLink Connection	Yes
Active-Active Split LAG from FortiGate to FortiSwitches for Advanced Redundancy	Yes (with FS-2xx, 4xx, 5xx)

	FortiSwitch Standalone Mode	FortiSwitch 2XXE Series	FortiSwitch 1XXE Series
Layer 2
Jumbo Frames	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto-negotiation for Port Speed and Duplex	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridging/STP	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)	Yes	Yes	Yes
STP Root Guard	Yes	Yes	Yes
STP BPDU Guard	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge Port / Port Fast	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging	Yes	Yes	Yes
Private VLAN	Yes	Yes	No
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unicast/Multicast traffic balance over trunking port (dst-ip, dst-mac, src-dst-ip, src-dst-mac, src-ip, src-mac)	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanning Tree Instances (MSTP/CST)	15/1	15/1	15/1
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control and Back-pressure	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.3 10Base-T	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX/LX	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet	4xx and 5xx Family	FS-5xx Family	N/A
IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications	Yes	Yes	Yes
Storm Control	Yes	Yes	Yes
MAC, IP, Ethertype-based VLANs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virtual-Wire	Yes	Yes	No
Split Port (QSFP+ breakout to 4xSFP+)	FS-5xx Family	N/A	N/A
Time-Domain Reflectcometry (TDR) Support	Yes	Yes	No
Layer 3*
Static Routing (Hardware-based)	Yes	Yes	N/A
Routing Entries	64 on FS-2xx, 4xx Family; 16K on FS-5xx Family	64	N/A
Host Entries	4K on FS-2xx, 4xx Family; 24K on FS-5xx Family	4K	N/A
Dynamic Routing Protocols**	OSPFv2, RIPv2, VRRP; BGP, ISIS on FS-5xx	OSPFv2, RIPv2, VRRP	N/A
Multicast Protocols	PIM-SSM on FS-5xx	N/A	N/A
ECMP	FS-5xx Family	No	N/A
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)	Yes	Yes	N/A
DHCP Relay	Yes	Yes	N/A
Services
IGMP Snooping	Yes	Yes	No
Security and Visibility
Port Mirroring	Yes	Yes	Yes
Admin Authentication Via RFC 2865 RADIUS	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1x authentication Port-based	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1x Authentication MAC-based	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1x Guest and Fallback VLAN	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1x MAC Access Bypass (MAB)	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1x Dynamic VLAN Assignment	Yes	Yes	Yes
Radius CoA (Change of Authority)	Yes	Yes	No
Radius Accounting	Yes	Yes	No
MAC-IP Binding	5xx only	No	No
sFlow	Yes	Yes	No
ACL	1K entries on FS-5xx Family; 512 on FS-1xx, 2xx, 4xx Families	512 Entries	No
IEEE 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)	Yes	Yes	Yes
IEEE 802.1ab LLDP-MED	Yes	Yes	Yes
DHCP-Snooping	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dynamic ARP Inspection	Yes	Yes	No
Sticky MAC and MAC Limit	Yes (2xx, 4xx and 5xx)	Yes	Yes
High Availability
Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MCLAG)	Yes (2xx, 4xx and 5xx)	Yes	N/A
Quality of Service
IEEE 802.1p Based Priority Queuing	Yes (2xx, 4xx and 5xx)	Yes	No
IP TOS/DSCP Based Priority Queuing	Yes (2xx, 4xx and 5xx)	Yes	No
Management
IPv4 and IPv6 Management	Yes	Yes	Yes
Telnet / SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes
HTTP / HTTPS	Yes	Yes	Yes
SNMP v1/v2c/v3	Yes	Yes	Yes
SNTP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Standard CLI and Web GUI Interface	Yes	Yes	Yes
Software download/upload: TFTP/FTP/GUI	Yes	Yes	Yes
Managed from FortiGate	Yes	Yes	Yes
Support for HTTP REST APIs for Configuration and Monitoring	Yes	Yes	Yes
Additional RFC and MIB Support
RFC 2571 Architecture for Describing SNMP	Yes	Yes	Yes
DHCP Client	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 854 Telnet Server	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 2865 RADIUS	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 1643 Ethernet-like Interface MIB	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 1213 MIB-II	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 1354 IP Forwarding Table MIB	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 2572 SNMP Message Processing and Dispatching	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 1573 SNMP MIB II	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 1157 SNMPv1/v2c	Yes	Yes	Yes
RFC 2030 SNTP	Yes	Yes	Yes

* Supported on 2xx, 4xx and 5xx.
** Requires ‘Advanced Features’ License.

Specifications:

	FortiSwitch 124E	FortiSwitch 124E-POE	FortiSwitch 124E-FPOE
Hardware Specifications
Total Network Interfaces	24x GE RJ45 and 4x GE SFP	24x GE RJ45 and 4x GE SFP	24x GE RJ45 and 4x GE SFP
Dedicated Management 10/100 Port	0	0	0
RJ-45 Serial Console Port	1	1	1
Form Factor	1 RU Rack Mount	1 RU Rack Mount	1 RU Rack Mount
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ports	0	12 (802.3af/at)	24 (802.3af/at)
PoE Power Budget	0	185 W	370 W
Mean Time Between Failures	> 10 years	> 10 years	> 10 years
System Specifications
Switching Capacity (Duplex)	56 Gbps	56 Gbps	56 Gbps
Packets Per Second (Duplex)	83 Mpps	83 Mpps	83 Mpps
MAC Address Storage	8 K	8 K	8 K
Network Latency	4µs	4µs	4µs
VLANs Supported	4 K	4 K	4 K
Link Aggregation Group Size	8	8	8
Total Link Aggregation Groups	8	8	8
Packet Buffers	512 KB	512 KB	512 KB
DRAM	256 MB DDR3	256 MB DDR3	256 MB DDR3
FLASH	32 MB	32 MB	32 MB
Hardware Specifications
Height x Depth x Width (inches)	1.7 x 8.2 x 13	1.7 x 12.2 x 17.3	1.7 x 12.2 x 17.3
Height x Depth x Width (mm)	44 x 209 x 330	44 x 309 x 440	44 x 309 x 440
Weight	4.7 lbs (2.13 kg)	11.1 lbs (5.03 kg)	11.2 lbs (5.03 kg)
Hardware Specifications
Power Required	100–240V AC, 50–60 Hz	100–240V AC, 50–60 Hz	100–240V AC, 50–60 Hz
Power Supply	AC Built in	AC Built in	AC Built in
Redundant Power	—	—	—
Power Consumption (Average / Maximum)	15.83 W /17.79 W	202.78 W / 205.45 W	387.78 W / 390.45 W
Heat Dissipation	54 BTU/h	60.67 BTU/h	60.67 BTU/h
Operating Temperature	32–104°F (0–40°C)	32–104°F (0–40°C)	32–104°F (0–40°C)
Storage Temperature	-40–158°F (-40–70°C)	-40–158°F (-40–70°C)	-40–158°F (-40–70°C)
Humidity	10–90% non-condensing	10–90% non-condensing	10–90% non-condensing
Certification and Compliance
	FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, UL, CB, RoHS2
Warranty
Fortinet Warranty	Limited lifetime warranty on all models

Documentation:

Download the Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access Series Datasheet (PDF).