FortiSwitch 108E POE Unboxing

[@lukaszsedek]

I have that switch in my home. First of all the biggest advantage of this switch is this is fanless, rackmount, PoE enabled switch for small price. I use it together with Fortigate 61F and 124E in SwitchFabric. Competitor for this model is Cisco C1000.

[@FortinetGuru]

I do like that it is fanless.

[@joey3354]

I feel the same with the low kcal monster drinks.😎

[@ivanleon2789]

Interesting product, I like this device since it can use full PoE, and also the feasibility of making a fortilink. you could make a video of the configuration of this fortiswitch especially on the subject of PoE. nice device..

[@RaviChinasamy]

Well went for the full PoE version and got more than 60 of those running in production. Would love your thoughts on 200F FGT.

[@FortinetGuru]

The 200F is a workhorse. I love it

[@ko_3x335]

Hi Mike, can you please make a Video about config a fortiswitch without using Fortilink Management. Radius Authentication, Auto VLAN etc.

[@JavierHernandez-lf1eg]

Great video on describing all the benefits but would it be to much to ask you to make a video with this model and how to set it up from scratch using stand alone method only with an ethernet cable. I am new to IT and just bought this switch because I saw it but took me forever just to be able to understand how to set up my computer to be in a particular IPv4 address to access this. Now that I am able to log in I am trying to configure each port but have no clue where to go. I am searching around, but though it would be a good idea for you to make something basic for individual at home that have upgraded from unmanaged switch to managed one. :)

[@JoeyGarcia]

I have had that same switch on my desk. Yeah, it's big for an 8 port switch. I also find the UI to be slow. I should have splurged for the Full POE switch. It's a bummer that it doesn't do MC-LAG because I wanted to build a lab to test out MC-LAG using those switches due to the cost, but you can't since it doesn't support it. It does do FortiLink though.

[@NorrisCarden]

The 108F is finally a smaller 8 port switch.

[@hifiandrew]

My Cisco WS-C3560CX-8TC-S is kinda close to that size but not as big. 8 poe but technically has a total 12 gig ports you can use. At least with Cisco that's the difference between a managed switch and a Netgear desktop.

[@daapprentice8659]

I'm curious--how do you (and the rest here) feel about the Fortiswitch as compared to the Cisco WS series? Do you prefer one over the other and why?

[@aidanluby]

Hey man, only suggestion I'd give is to add some background music or something to your videos, they feel a bit dead at times without some ambient noise. Otherwise good work, I love your stuff!

[@rtvdenys]

The device looks nice. Do you know whether its control and data planes are strictly separated? Documentation seems to suggest that you configure it by plugging into one of its Ethernet ports, which sort of suggests that potentially untrusted connections to its ports *might* access management functionality.

[@loganbat1310]

@fortiGuru If I understand you correctly, you said this still handles the 4092 vlans. Will this will allow me to configure native and allowed vlans on interface ports?

[@zobs1234]

definetely, it can

[@FortinetGuru]

Sure can.

[@loganbat1310]

@@FortinetGuru Thanks for the confirmation. I thought you had to go to the 2XX series to specify a VLAN per interface that also needed another vlan tagged on same interface. So what gains does having the L3 give you (I mean routing I know) when using it with a FortiGate?

[@zobs1234]

@@loganbat1310 if you fortilink switch to a Fortigate, L3 completely goes to Fortigate and you have no benefits there. Next significant advantage for 2xx series and up is an ability to do a MC-LAG stacks.

[@Aaron-er4qe]

Can you do an unboxing and review of a 201F?

[@FortinetGuru]

I can see what I can do

[@daapprentice8659]

Could you (or anyone) please direct me as to the best SFP module to purchase that is reasonably priced and works well with these and the Fortigate 61F series Fortigates? Thanks in advance!

[@FortinetGuru]

Anything Finisar. Fortinet is fairly accepting on SFPs.

[@daapprentice8659]

@@FortinetGuru thank you very much!

[@ajithmurali9951]

I have fortiswitch 128E-POE, but in configuring them I can see each interface have native, allowed and untagged. Which option is for multiple vlan pass and end device connect and native is for what and normal other switches trunk is there for multiple vlan , here its different. Could you pls share ur comments on above

[@FortinetGuru]

Native setting for the vlan untagged traffic enters Allowed vlans for vlans to allow to traverse if tagged

[@ncasagrande1]

First, LOL. I've becomea fan of unifi switches. Our environment isn't demanding and for the price, they can't be beat.

[@FortinetGuru]

I love some unifi APs.

[@mrslayer218]

You are Drunk!! But good video, thanks!

[@calebgonsalvesporras2866]

actually, poe in ports 1-8, check it put dude

[@zobs1234]

with POE model it has 4 poe ports with 65w total, if FPOE (meaning full POE) - goes all 8 ports with 130w power budget

[@Joshuaengels]

“If Fortinet support was good….I’d be broke”. makes me not want to buy Fortinet. It’s a negative connotation. Why would I want to allow that in my business?