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Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

To create an SMS user and user group:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and add/modify a user to include SMS Token-based authentication and a Mobile number using the preferred SMS gateway as shown.
  2. The Mobile number must be in the following format:

    +[international-number]

    Enable Allow RADIUS authentication.

  3. Go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and add the above user to a new SMS user group (in the example, SMSgroup).

Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

To create an SMS user and user group:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and add/modify a user to include SMS Token-based authentication and a Mobile number using the preferred SMS gateway as shown.
  2. The Mobile number must be in the following format:

    +[international-number]

    Enable Allow RADIUS authentication.

  3. Go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and add the above user to a new SMS user group (in the example, SMSgroup).