Fortinet FortiExtender Other Advice

Mohammad Al-Zard - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager / Fortinet Product Owner at SPACE DATA SYSTEMS

We are a Fortinet partner, an expert partner with the highest partnership level with Fortinet. 

Along with the technical partnership, we are an authorized trading center for Fortinet. Basically, we're mastering the two parts of the technology, the education, and the practice.

We, as an SDS, are more into the large enterprise carrier market segment. That's where we built our service catalog. For the SMB, it would be tough for them to understand the value. They are not that interested in critical business availability, so you cannot justify the investment that needs to be made. It doesn't make sense to them. They go, "I'm not running a rocket science facility. I can live with a couple of hours in a service outage. I can restart my 4G router every two or three days. I can live with that."  For them, it will not make that much sense to invest $500 or $600 into a device when something with lower technical capabilities will meet their needs.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's not a perfect ten out of ten. However, the price is high.

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SE
Security Network Engineer at Freelance

I can't remember the exact version of Fortinet FortiExtender that I'm using, but my experience is with the physical appliance or on-premises, not the cloud version.

My advice to anyone who wants to use Fortinet FortiExtender for the first time is to plan first before configuring the device. You should have a plan for every device you need to connect to Fortinet FortiExtender. You should have a configuration, for example, the username and password of every modem, every 5G solution, and LTE. You should also have the details on every communication system, for example, dial-up, broadband, and cellular networks. Once you have all the information, that's the time you can start configuring Fortinet FortiExtender.

I'd give Fortinet FortiExtender a rating of eight. For me to give it a ten, it should have an improved GUI for the design and CLI for configuration.

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DK
System Administator at Mahr EDV GmbH

I am using the latest version of the solution. Integrations were more difficult with the older version. Now it is easier. I would recommend people to use the product. Overall, I would rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Daniele Parodi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Consultant at Firstpoint Poland

I rate this solution an eight out of ten because it is stable enough and doesn't crash. However, when it comes to our environment, which is global, there is an issue with the device not correctly registering the SIM card on the new GSM network. Additionally, the new version has more issues than the old one.

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CJ
Chief Executive Officer at Clemtech LLC

I believe the Fortinet Extender should be considered alongside other network extension devices. Their solution was pretty good. If you're looking for a reasonably priced solution, Fortinet's solution might be the one for you.

I would rate  Fortinet FortiExtender a nine out of ten.

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MT
Network and Security Engineer at Neurones

There's no need for maintenance with this product. Occasionally something may need troubleshooting. If it's something the team can't handle, you can always call Fortinet's support team.

I'd advise others to test the solution. It's a very good product with the possibility to use it as a firewall. You should learn it before you use it so that you know its features and its full potential as a solution.

I was very impressed when I used it for the first time.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

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Jose-Rivera - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Telefónica

We would recommend that any organization considering this solution, makes sure that they have a good mobile coverage in the area.

We would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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MG
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at a tech company with 11-50 employees

My advice to people looking at the solution is that I think they should buy it.

On a scale of one to ten I would give Fortinet FortiExtender a seven.

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