Fortinet FortiNAC Reviews

We use the tool to ensure that we have network access. It also helps us avoid stranger devices getting into the LAN or Wi-Fi. 

The tool provides us with a list of devices that tries to connect to our network. It offers us a lot of network visibility.

The solution's licensing price should be improved. 

I have been using the product for three years. 

I would rate Fortinet FortiNAC's stability a ten out of ten. 

I would rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten. 

Fortinet FortiNAC's setup is straightforward. 

We have seen ROI with the tool's use and it is high. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. 

We use the solution as a firewall to protect the network.

The solution's technical support needs improvement.

We have been using the solution for two or three years.

It is a scalable solution. Our organization has more than 200 users and plans to increase its usage.

The solution's technical support could be better.

I have used Sophos, CyberArk, and Palo Alto solutions earlier.

We require two executives for the deployment and maintenance of the solution.

The solution generates a return on investment for us. 

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. It is a good product.

I use FortiNAC to limit access to our network; it's our firewall. We are customers of Fortinet and I'm a technical manager. 

The solution provides good performance, is easy to use and easy to configure.

The technical support could improve; the response time is quite slow. 

I've been using this solution for two years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable, we have 100 users. 

Customer support could be improved as their response times can be quite slow. 

Neutral

We pay an annual licensing fee; this is quite an expensive solution. 

I rate this solution seven out of 10. 

The primary use case is for the visibility of the entire network architecture. It provides visibility to the switches, and routers to see the domain users, contractors, and guest users. It provides network access control, to be able to tell what endpoints are running on the machine, and what windows updates are on the machine. It is also used for cyber threat control.

The most valuable feature of the solution is having visibility over the IoT devices on the network. It allows the organization to see all the machines on the network, who is accessing what at which time, and what they are doing.

When you compare the solution to other NAC solutions like ISE and Portnox, you realize that it is not able to work as a single sign-on device. You need to use it with FortiAuthenticator. If you want to use certificate management, and two-factor authentication, you have to buy a FortiAnalyzer, which is different from ISE. I would like to see these features included with the solution.

The reporting can also use improvement. 

I have been using the solution for three years.

The latest version of the solution is stable.

The scalability is good. You can control as many users as you want.

The support is useful. They are usually able to log on and resolve the issues.

Neutral

The initial setup is straightforward on VMware, but it gets complex if you try to set up for example on Hypervisor. You need to have advanced knowledge to have a successful setup.

We implement the solution for other clients.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

If the deployment is strictly on a wired network it takes about a week however, if it is primarily on a wireless network it can take about three weeks.

Maintaining the solution is easy. The only area that may require additional support is if there is a large number of new guest users on the network. That requires admin approval for each user individually and takes time.

I would say it is a good solution, especially if you have IOT onboarding with a sponsor. You will be able to manage your users in a seamless way.

I'm a senior network architect and our company is a reseller of FortiNAC. This is a new product for me and we'll be starting implementation shortly. We've been testing the product and I'm just finishing the course. I'll be implementing for our client which is a medium-size company.

The interface is good and simple to use. Some of the ideas presented on the online course could be clearer, like policy creation. But the interface and other features are very good. 

I think that the course content could be improved, it's not that simple to work through. I'm an expert on Cisco ISE. And also I have CCIE on Cisco. I made a comparison between Cisco ISE and FortiNAC. Cisco ISE has full integration but FortiNAC doesn't.

I've been using FortiNAC for just one month.

I'll have a better idea next week about the stability, once it's been tested in the production environment.

The communication with customer support is fine from an administration perspective. But it's lacking documentation on the concept of how the technology works. There are no documents in the FortiNAC library relating to network function. 

I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

We use the tool to connect different networks, like connecting one side to another. Additionally, we deploy some policies to allow certain users within the network environment.

The most valuable aspect of this product is its security features. Many customers prefer cheaper devices, but those often lack adequate security measures. It also supports compliance with industry regulations. 

Fortinet FortiNAC's price is expensive compared to other products. 

I have been using the solution for three to four years. 

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.

Fortinet FortiNAC's scalability is good. 

I haven't used the tool's support yet.

The tool's main difference from other products is security, ease of access, and integration with other devices.

The initial setup is not complex—it's quite straightforward. However, the complexity of the environment can vary depending on the customer's requirements.

It could be difficult, depending on the environment. Sometimes, we need integration with other devices, which adds complexity. It's particularly challenging when integrating with older vendors, as their installation processes are often more complex.

I rate it a nine out of ten.

I rate Fortinet FortiNAC's pricing an eight out of ten. 

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

The primary use case is that we are using it as a network access control (NAC), preventing external devices from plugging into the network or foreign computers from joining the network.

We are using the latest version.

When it works, it's great. It keeps things off the network which are supposed to be off the network.

When it works, doing what it's supposed to.

Not using a Java front-end would be fantastic. It takes forever to load the system up and get in there to configure everything. It is too slow to do anything at all.

The stability is relatively poor, as it has taken us roughly 12 months to get the network access control to be functional. It took us six months to get the USB lockdown to work appropriately. It still false flags mice, etc. On top of it, it broke once we finally got the network access control working. It literally took us 12 months for people to be blocked on an Ethernet connection, and it takes about 90 seconds to knock them off. Even then, it's only 50/50. We have escalated this every week for 12 months, and I'm not sure we'll be renewing this contract.

The technical support is bad. We've had to escalate to Tier 2 and Tier 3. My customer relationship manager on the other side of this has stopped returning phone calls and emails, because there has been such a constant back and forth.

We didn't have something prior. We had someone do a security audit on us, and they made some recommendations of things that we were missing. We contacted a managed service provider to recommend things to fix these issues, and this was one of those things. We went with what the managed service provider recommended as a solution along with having a short timeframe.

The initial setup was highly complex. Every time you get one piece to work, everything else breaks. We have not been able to get a full solution in place.

We used a managed service provider to help get everything up and running.

The process was frustrating. The managed a lot of our network as is, and they've done several of these setups. They moved from the previous version to the newest version, and they have even stopped recommending it as a solution because they don't want to do this again with another customer.

Look into the complexity of using tools. Anything that is difficult to manage will probably be painful to maintain.

We have a very aggressive roadmap with a fairly mature security posture. 

We use Fortinet FortiNAC to control user access and enforce system policies.

Fortinet FortiNAC helps add an extra layer of security.

The ease of deployment is valuable.

Fortinet FortiNAC's device compatibility could be improved, particularly for VoIP devices.

I have been using Fortinet FortiNAC for two years.

We have experienced stability issues, particularly with the latest firmware versions. The extended development cycle for these updates makes us hesitant to adopt new products immediately upon their release.

I would rate the stability of Fortinet FortiNAC a seven out of ten.

Fortinet FortiNAC is scalable.

When I compare the support of Fortinet to Cisco, I find it to be good but not as good as Cisco's.

Neutral

We previously used Cisco ISE and switched to Fortinet FortiNAC because the users found it more user-friendly and it was cheaper.

The deployment is straightforward and takes around 60 days to complete.

Fortinet FortiNAC is reasonably priced.

I would rate Fortinet FortiNAC a seven out of ten.