FortiAP: LED Enable Schedule not working?

[Jakob-AHHG]

Hi All,

We are setting up a new Virtual FortiGate for use as WLC, and I have enabled Advanced Wireless Features.

1: The GUI in FG 7.0.n - 7.4.2 has a time-display bug:

When running on 24-h system, editing a schedule still show time as 12-h am/pm input in the schedule editor.

Time shown in Schedule List:

Time shown in Editor:

Time shown in CLI, when editing Schedules there, is in 24h format.. 

2: Time Schedules does not seem to manage the FortiAP LED's?

First off: The schedule seems to control when the LED's are ON - right?

Second: When I enable LED Enable and set a schedule, it seems that the LED's does not turn on/off within the minute of the time set. 
If I set a schedule, that turn off the LED's, they turn off instantly, same if I remove the schedule so the LED's turn on.
When the schedule then hit the target time to tunr on/off the LED's, it's not happening.. at least not within the same minute..
So, to understand this:
Is this schedule pushed to the AP's and they individually handle the schedule, or is this managed by the FG/WLC?

It seems a bit 'flacky' at the moment.. and we REALLY would like this to work on a new hotel installation :) 

[Jakob-AHHG]

Ok, quick followup!

The vFortiGate's time zone was not set correctly.. :p  after setting that, it seems to work when the schedule should execute.
That also seems to point in the direction, that it's the FG that execute the schedule?

[ebilcari]

Yes, the scheduler should be run from FGT, there is no scheduled time in AP configuration, only the LED state is shown:

FortiAP-421E # cfg -s

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LED_STATE:=2

Using the 24h format in CLI is easier, the GUI uses AM/PM to be more user friendly.

[Jakob-AHHG]

Hi @ebilcari 
OK, thanks... 

And no, outside the US, 12H GUI is not 'more user friendly'.. ;) 
And System: Settings: show the time in 24H when you set the time zone to a 24H location..
Would be great, it the time editor in GUI is 'in sync' with the location.. 

[ebilcari]

Personally I would also prefer 24h format everywhere when it is related to configurations just to avoid any possible confusion, I thought you were asking to add AM/PM format support in CLI :)

[Jakob-AHHG · Accepted solution]

Update:
FortiAP's does not have any local scheduler, so all these are handled by the FortiGate/Manager.
Make sure it's in the right time zone and time is in sync (obviously..)

The GUI of the 'time picker' does not follow the system time zone/localization: 'bug'.