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SSL VPN bookmarks

SSL VPN bookmarks

The Bookmarks widget displays bookmarks configured by administrators and users. Administrator bookmarks cannot be edited, and they are configured in FortiOS. Users can add, edit, and delete their own bookmarks within the web portal.

The FortiGate forwards client requests to servers on the internet or internal network. To use the web portal applications, add the URL, IP address, or name of the server application to the Bookmarks list. Once a bookmark is created, click the bookmark icon to initiate a session.

Note

To access a destination without adding a bookmark to the Your Bookmarks list, use the Quick Connection tool. See Quick Connection tool for more details.

Configuring bookmarks

The following table summarizes which options can be configured based on the bookmark type in the SSL VPN web portal:

Setting

HTTP/

HTTPS

FTP

SMB

SFTP

RDP

VNC

SSH

Telnet

URL

Folder

Host

Domain

Port

Description

Password

SSO Credentials

SSL-VPN Login

SSO Form Data

Form Key

Form Value

Alternative

Username

Password

Use SSL-VPN Credentials

Username

Password

Color Depth Per Pixel*

Screen Width*

Screen Height*

Keyboard Layout

Security

Preconnection ID

Preconnection Blob

Load Balancing Information

Restricted Admin Mode

* = This setting can only be configured by an administrator.

To create a user bookmark in the web portal:
  1. In the Your Bookmarks section, click New Bookmark.

  2. Enter a Name.

  3. Select a bookmark type and configure the type-based settings.

  4. Click Save.

To create a predefined administrator bookmark in FortiOS:
  1. Go to VPN > SSL-VPN Portals and double-click a portal to edit it.
  2. In the Predefined Bookmarks table, click Create New. The New Bookmark pane appears.
  3. Enter a Name.
  4. Select a bookmark type and configure the type-based settings.
  5. Click OK to save the bookmark settings.
  6. Click OK to save the portal settings.

Configuring group-based SSL VPN bookmarks

Administrators can add bookmarks for users in the same user group. SSL VPN will only output the matched group name entry to the client. This setting can only be configured in the CLI.

To add bookmarks for users in the same user group:
  1. Enable group bookmarks in the web portal settings:
    config vpn ssl web portal
        edit <name>
            set user-group-bookmark enable
        next
    end
  2. Configure the user group bookmark:
    config vpn ssl web user-group-bookmark
        edit <name>
            config bookmarks
                edit <name>
                    ...
                next
            end
        next
    end

SSL VPN bookmarks

The Bookmarks widget displays bookmarks configured by administrators and users. Administrator bookmarks cannot be edited, and they are configured in FortiOS. Users can add, edit, and delete their own bookmarks within the web portal.

The FortiGate forwards client requests to servers on the internet or internal network. To use the web portal applications, add the URL, IP address, or name of the server application to the Bookmarks list. Once a bookmark is created, click the bookmark icon to initiate a session.

Note

To access a destination without adding a bookmark to the Your Bookmarks list, use the Quick Connection tool. See Quick Connection tool for more details.

Configuring bookmarks

The following table summarizes which options can be configured based on the bookmark type in the SSL VPN web portal:

Setting

HTTP/

HTTPS

FTP

SMB

SFTP

RDP

VNC

SSH

Telnet

URL

Folder

Host

Domain

Port

Description

Password

SSO Credentials

SSL-VPN Login

SSO Form Data

Form Key

Form Value

Alternative

Username

Password

Use SSL-VPN Credentials

Username

Password

Color Depth Per Pixel*

Screen Width*

Screen Height*

Keyboard Layout

Security

Preconnection ID

Preconnection Blob

Load Balancing Information

Restricted Admin Mode

* = This setting can only be configured by an administrator.

To create a user bookmark in the web portal:
  1. In the Your Bookmarks section, click New Bookmark.

  2. Enter a Name.

  3. Select a bookmark type and configure the type-based settings.

  4. Click Save.

To create a predefined administrator bookmark in FortiOS:
  1. Go to VPN > SSL-VPN Portals and double-click a portal to edit it.
  2. In the Predefined Bookmarks table, click Create New. The New Bookmark pane appears.
  3. Enter a Name.
  4. Select a bookmark type and configure the type-based settings.
  5. Click OK to save the bookmark settings.
  6. Click OK to save the portal settings.

Configuring group-based SSL VPN bookmarks

Administrators can add bookmarks for users in the same user group. SSL VPN will only output the matched group name entry to the client. This setting can only be configured in the CLI.

To add bookmarks for users in the same user group:
  1. Enable group bookmarks in the web portal settings:
    config vpn ssl web portal
        edit <name>
            set user-group-bookmark enable
        next
    end
  2. Configure the user group bookmark:
    config vpn ssl web user-group-bookmark
        edit <name>
            config bookmarks
                edit <name>
                    ...
                next
            end
        next
    end