Configuring the FortiAuthenticator RADIUS client

To create the RADIUS client:

1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients, and select Create New.
2. Enter a Name, the IP address of the FortiGate, and set a Secret.
   The secret is a pre-shared secure password that the FortiGate will use to authenticate to the FortiAuthenticator.
3. Click OK.

To create the RADIUS policy:

1. Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Policies, and select Create New.
2. Enter the RADIUS policy name, description, and select the FortiGate RADIUS client.
3. Optionally, configure RADIUS attribute criteria.
4. Choose Password/OTP authentication as the authentication type.
5. Choose a username format (in this example: username@realm), select the Local realm, and add the SMSgroup as a filter.

   

6. Set the authentication method to Mandatory two-factor authentication.
7. Click Save and Exit.