FortiExtender cellular and remote Ethernet gateways extend, ensure, and secure your network.
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FortiExtender secure 5G/LTE and remote Ethernet extenders connect and secure any branch environment. Get 5G/LTE wireless WAN, high availability, out-of-band management (OBM), advanced threat protection, and secure mobility in one solution. Securely extend remote access to microbranches with FortiGate or FortiSASE in a few simple clicks.
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FortiExtender remote Ethernet gateways and Fortinet Universal SASE support organizations securing microbranches and related devices. FortiExtender remote Ethernet gateways intelligently offload traffic from microbranches to a SASE point of presence (POP) for comprehensive security inspection at scale for all devices, including IoT and OT devices.
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FortiExtender gateways offer a variety of management options to fit your organizational needs. Manage thousands of FortiExtender devices and segment your mobile fleets and branches into groups with FortiExtender cloud. Or, combine your SD-Branch device management in a single pane of glass with FortiGate and FortiManager options. Finally, extend remote access to microbranches and kiosks with FortiSASE (pictured).
FortiExtender is the only wireless WAN solution fully integrated on a security fabric for flexible, high-speed edge connectivity that is automated and secure.
5G/LTE Wireless WAN
Choose from a variety of gateways and form factors to suit your WAN needs
Dual SIM & Dual Modem
Get fast cellular failover and high availability with PoE gateways
SD-WAN Integration
Deliver wireless QoE via integration with Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet Security Fabric
Manage your 5G/LTE gateways with FortiGate or FortiManager and apply robust protection
Out-of-Band Management
Continue site-device management and deliver consistent connectivity during a wired outage
SASE Integration
Protect FortiExtender Ethernet devices with integrated cloud security from Fortinet
We’ve done it again! Fortinet is the only vendor to place highest in Ability to Execute 3 years in a row. And, we’ve been named a Leader for the 4th year in a row. We believe this is because our innovative secure SD-WAN solution lets you uniquely:
"We need to solve a link redundancy problem, where we had ECMP applied but we needed to improve it. It was just a matter of researching the SD-WAN solution and then doing a POC. We have been amazed at how easy and effective the solution is. His implementation was fast but the solution he gave us was really robust."
"The system has met all of our requirements and provides the base for implementing the Fortinet Security Fabric across our infratructure in the future. Easy to find the required design and configuration information online before purchase, and post-purchase support has been great."
FortiExtenders come in a variety of form factors to extend, ensure, and secure your network. Wireless WAN extenders provide 5G/LTE connectivity and can be managed with FortiManager, FortiGate, or FortiExtender Cloud.
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Branch |
LTE |
Single Modem (Dual SIM) |
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| FEX-201F |
Branch |
LTE |
Single Modem (Dual SIM) |
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| FEX-202F |
Branch |
LTE |
Dual Modem |
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| FEX-212F |
Branch |
LTE |
Dual Modem |
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| FEX-311F |
Branch |
LTE |
Single Modem (Dual SIM) |
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| FEX-511F |
Branch |
LTE, 5G |
Single Modem (Dual SIM) |
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| FEX-200F |
Microbranch |
Ethernet only |
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Mobile, IoT |
LTE |
Single Modem (Dual SIM) |
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| 3-in-1 Vehicle Roof Mount Antenna |
FEV-211F |
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Fortinet's FortiSASE includes expanded integrations within FortiExtender remote Ethernet gateways to further support organizations securing microbranches and related devices. FortiExtender remote Ethernet gateways intelligently offload traffic from microbranches to a SASE point of presence (POP) for comprehensive security inspection at scale for all devices, including IoT and OT devices. This integration also means FortiExtender remote ethernet gateways can be managed by the same simple, cloud-based management console customers already use for FortiSASE.
FortiExtender provides 5G/LTE Wireless WAN that's fully integrated on the Fortinet Security Fabric. FortiExtender 5G/LTE Wireless WAN gateways come equipped with Dual SIM and Dual Modem capabilities for fast failover and active/active cellular connectivity. In this demo, the Technical Marketing team takes you through our Dual-SIM failover process, also called "SIM-switch." With FortiExtender, you can set failover capabilities based on outages, link quality, and data plan consumption.
FortiExtender 5G/LTE Wireless WAN Gateways provide Enterprises secure cellular networking that includes failover and extended WAN links. In this demo, Fortinet Technical Marketing will show FortiExtender Cloud's Out of Band Management capabilities, allowing you to continue to manage branch connectivity in the event of a wired failure.
Wireless WAN has allowed thousands of businesses to enable edge broadband, but managing link quality, signal and security remain obstacles. See how Fortinet's Wireless WAN solution with FortiExtender can extend, ensure and secure your cellular edge.
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Join us to hear from our guests with Forrester Consulting Group as they provide an in-depth overview of a recent study and more about the business outcomes and benefits that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN has had on organizations in multiple industries.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN, Jonathan Forest, Naresh Singh, Andrew Lerner, Karen Brown, 27 September 2023.
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