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Creating administrators

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Creating administrators

To create a new administrator:
  1. Go to System Settings > Administrators.
  2. In the toolbar, click Create New to display the New Administrator pane.

  3. Configure the following settings, and then click OK to create the new administrator.

    User Name

    Enter the name of the administrator will use to log in.

    Avatar

    Apply a custom image to the administrator.

    Click Add Photo to select an image already loaded to the Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient, or to load an new image from the management computer.

    If no image is selected, the avatar will use the first letter of the user name.

    Comments

    Optionally, enter a description of the administrator, such as their role, location, or the reason for their account.

    New Password

    Enter the password.

    Confirm Password

    Enter the password again to confirm it.

    Force this administrator to change password upon next log on.

    Force the administrator to change their password the next time that they log in to the Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient.

    This option is only available if Password Policy is enabled in Admin Settings. See Password policy.

    Trusted Hosts

    Optionally, turn on trusted hosts, then enter their IP addresses and netmasks. Up to ten IPv4 and ten IPv6 hosts can be added.

    See Trusted hosts for more information.

Creating administrators

To create a new administrator:
  1. Go to System Settings > Administrators.
  2. In the toolbar, click Create New to display the New Administrator pane.

  3. Configure the following settings, and then click OK to create the new administrator.

    User Name

    Enter the name of the administrator will use to log in.

    Avatar

    Apply a custom image to the administrator.

    Click Add Photo to select an image already loaded to the Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient, or to load an new image from the management computer.

    If no image is selected, the avatar will use the first letter of the user name.

    Comments

    Optionally, enter a description of the administrator, such as their role, location, or the reason for their account.

    New Password

    Enter the password.

    Confirm Password

    Enter the password again to confirm it.

    Force this administrator to change password upon next log on.

    Force the administrator to change their password the next time that they log in to the Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient.

    This option is only available if Password Policy is enabled in Admin Settings. See Password policy.

    Trusted Hosts

    Optionally, turn on trusted hosts, then enter their IP addresses and netmasks. Up to ten IPv4 and ten IPv6 hosts can be added.

    See Trusted hosts for more information.