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.

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 Personal Bookmarks section, click Create 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