FortiNAC
L2 and L3 Network Types
Version: 8.x
Date: January 28, 2020
Rev: A
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Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Layer 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Layer 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 6
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Overview
This document explains the Network Types available when configuring FortiNAC. For more
information on appliance configuration, see the appropriate installation guide in the Fortinet
Document Library.
There are two network type options:
• Layer 2 network: Isolation networks are switched to the FortiNAC eth1 interface.
802.1Q tags are configured for the corresponding isolation VLANs, and eth1 IP addresses
are within those isolation networks. See Layer 2 for illustrations
• Layer 3 network: Isolation networks are routed to the FortiNAC eth1 interface. See
Layer 3 for illustrations
Important: In a High Availability environment with L3 configuration (redundant
FortiNAC servers on different subnets and do not use a shared IP address), the Layer 3
network option is required. L3 High Availability configurations are not supported with
Layer 2 Isolation settings.
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Layer 2
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Layer 3