Fortinet white logo
Fortinet white logo

EMS Administration Guide

Configuring Admin User Settings

Configuring Admin User Settings

To configure Admin User Settings:
  1. Go to Administration > Admin User Settings.
  2. Set the following options:

    Option

    Description

    Expire login session after x minutes

    Specify how long to keep inactive users logged into FortiClient EMS. When the time expires, EMS automatically logs the user out. Enter 0 to keep inactive users logged into FortiClient EMS indefinitely.

    Disable administrators' accounts when inactive for x days

    Specify the number of days of inactivity after which to disable a user account. For example, if you specify this field to 10 and a user does not log into FortiClient EMS for ten days, EMS disables their account so that they cannot log into FortiClient EMS. A super administrator can reactivate their account. See Activating a disabled account.

    Change password after x days

    Specify the number of days after which to force the user to change their password. Enter 0 to disable this setting. This setting only applies to built-in users such as the admin user and local administrators created in EMS.

  3. Click Save.

Configuring Admin User Settings

Configuring Admin User Settings

To configure Admin User Settings:
  1. Go to Administration > Admin User Settings.
  2. Set the following options:

    Option

    Description

    Expire login session after x minutes

    Specify how long to keep inactive users logged into FortiClient EMS. When the time expires, EMS automatically logs the user out. Enter 0 to keep inactive users logged into FortiClient EMS indefinitely.

    Disable administrators' accounts when inactive for x days

    Specify the number of days of inactivity after which to disable a user account. For example, if you specify this field to 10 and a user does not log into FortiClient EMS for ten days, EMS disables their account so that they cannot log into FortiClient EMS. A super administrator can reactivate their account. See Activating a disabled account.

    Change password after x days

    Specify the number of days after which to force the user to change their password. Enter 0 to disable this setting. This setting only applies to built-in users such as the admin user and local administrators created in EMS.

  3. Click Save.