{"id":33061,"date":"2026-10-28T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=33061"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:16:44","slug":"fortinet-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortinet-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet AP Handoff Setup: Wi-Fi Roaming Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33061\" class=\"elementor elementor-33061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec2ee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dec2ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbe96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cbe96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many companies swap in a new Fortinet AP, run a speed test, and call it a day. However, being so black-and-white about it like that can keep your network in a state of underperformance. Fine-tuning the specifics is common with any <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortiap.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enterprise WiFi access point<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (WAP) when it comes to aligning with your real-world demands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, AP handoff is a crucial angle, as it controls how and when devices move between access points. This article walks through enabling AP handoff in FortiGate and several other important steps along the way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3858e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3858e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6b77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6b77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP handoff must be manually enabled on Fortinet APs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High transmit power is the most common reason handoff fails, keeping devices locked to the wrong AP<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coverage zones between adjacent Fortinet APs should overlap by roughly 20% for clean transitions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transmit power tuning is an iterative process that requires walking the floor and adjusting until handoff triggers correctly<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devices without 802.11r support will not roam seamlessly and will drop connection briefly before reconnecting to the next AP<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a789a elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"83a789a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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However, this is only happens once a signal drops below a minimum connection threshold.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a handful of highlights about AP handoff that you should take with you:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a feature that must be manually enabled\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple access points need to be present and configured within the same network for handoff to function<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WiFi access points initiate the handoff, pushing the client to the next unit<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that device compatibility plays a role here, as older hardware without <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">802.11r support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won\u2019t roam seamlessly between Fortinet APs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another angle I don\u2019t want to overlook is the fact that your network handles the switch between APs on its own. This keeps the connection alive without requiring the user to deal with a manual connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you might think this is only relevant to large-scale enterprises, that isn\u2019t the case. Sometimes it can be more about building layout than actual size. From warehouses, multi-floor offices, to any <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/best-wireless-access-point\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multi-zone space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a poorly configured AP can lead to some noticeable problems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d387b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40d387b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortiap.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16582\" alt=\"Blog Banner General Buy Now Red-High-Quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a020993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a020993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c6216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20c6216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Enable AP Handoff on Fortinet Access Points\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b75d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b75d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those working with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-a-wireless-access-point\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortinet wireless access points<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I have exactly what you need to set up AP handoff with ease. Your starting point will be inside FortiGate, where you\u2019ll find <\/span><b>Wi-Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Switch Controller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the <\/span><b>FortiAP Profiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the profile tied to your access points, and toggle the AP Handoff setting on within the configuration. If you don\u2019t have this setting turned on, the Fortinet APs have no instruction to act on a weakening signal. I\u2019ve also put together a brief, actionable step-by-step list on how to get this set up with your hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a567e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a567e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step by Step: Enabling AP Handoff in FortiGate\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5b8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5b8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve also put together a brief, actionable step-by-step list on how to get this set up with your hardware. Check it out below and feel free to use it as a reference point when you\u2019re ready to dive in.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Step 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Open FortiGate and navigate to Wi-Fi and Switch Controller<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Step 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open FortiAP Profiles and select the relevant profile<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Step 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable AP Handoff<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Step 4: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save and apply<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, we aren\u2019t done just yet, as this is where you transition to broadcast power tuning for your roaming setup. Aside from AP handoff setup, I\u2019m also going to make sure you don\u2019t run into any roadblocks bouncing from one AP to the next.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca5cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bca5cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uiXqfxeUJ7g&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5510329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5510329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab36933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab36933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Broadcast Power Makes or Breaks Your Roaming Setup\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c2822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c2822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I get into specifics, I want to lay out the important detail that access points broadcast in a circle. That means that higher transmit power comes with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wider coverage zone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one that can easily extend further than intended.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a493b0 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0a493b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cEvery building is different. Brick walls, metal roofing, or just a wide-open warehouse, it has to be tuned to your environment\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">~ William Beeman, Network Engineer<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3b789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3b789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the power is set too high on your Fortinet access points, connected devices might never experience enough of a signal drop to fall below the handoff threshold. In short, devices won\u2019t automatically switch to the next access point.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An easy fix for this is reducing power until adjacent coverage zones overlap, roughly by 20%. This gives devices a clean signal to transition without staying tethered to the wrong AP. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5038bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5038bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting Transmit Power Manually\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f62ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f62ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your first step here is to manually set transmit power to 1 dBm. This will significantly reduce the coverage radius and create the right conditions for handoff to trigger when it should. Give the table below a quick overview, as it covers every angle you need to consider when setting up AP handoff.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97c581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d97c581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-243\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-243\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Setting Category<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Configuration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">AP Handoff<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Enabled via FortiAP Profiles in FortiGate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Transmit Power<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manually set to 1 dBm as a starting point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Coverage Zone Overlap<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roughly 20% between adjacent APs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Handoff Threshold<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Approximately negative 75 dBm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">802.11r Support<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Required for seamless roaming on client devices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-243 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7722d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa7722d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0f4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b0f4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that every environment is different, so the right power setting for an open warehouse won\u2019t be the same for a walled office corridor. It\u2019s important to understand that this is an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iterative process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that comes with a little trial and error. Set a power level, walk the floor, observe where handoff triggers, and adjust accordingly. Repeat the process until your transition point lines up correctly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a375b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a375b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda91d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda91d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting AP handoff where it needs to be requires three main things: enabling the feature, tuning transmit power, and verifying handoff triggers where it should. Skipping any one of those steps leaves the others without the foundation they need to work properly. To get more of a visual, hands-on look at this process, I highly suggest checking out our video on the topic in the video below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers these core concepts and includes several other helpful tidbits and examples for added context. If you\u2019d like to work with us directly on this, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our team is here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if and when you need us. One phone call and we can make sure you\u2019re on the right path with Fortinet AP handoff.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8325f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8325f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7f0cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed7f0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee09ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee09ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865f96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"865f96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1400\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1400\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is AP Handoff on a Fortinet Access Point? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1400\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81872f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c81872f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a289e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5a289e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP handoff is the automatic process of pushing a connected device to the next access point once the signal drops below a minimum threshold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1401\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1401\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why Isn\u2019t My Fortinet AP Handing Off to the Next Unit? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1401\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7159c6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7159c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c11c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c11c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transmit power is likely too high. When the coverage zone is too wide, devices never drop below the handoff threshold and stay locked into the original AP.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1402\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1402\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does AP Handoff Need to Be Manually Enabled on Fortinet Access Points? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1402\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634b9a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"634b9a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8035b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb8035b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, it must be turned on inside the FortiGate, under WiFi and Switch Controller, within the FortiAP Profiles section.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1403\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1403\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What Happens if My Devices Don\u2019t Support 802.11r? 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