Adding a Portal
Perform the steps in this procedure to add a portal.
- Navigate to Portal > Portal Management > Portal and select the site for which the portal is to be created. Click Add Portal.
- Enter a unique Portal Name for your site and a Description.
- Upload your Company Logo and a Background Image. Images in the JPG, GIF, and PNG format are supported.
- Enter the acceptable usage policy for the visitors of your establishment/site and select Show Policy to prompt users to accept the policy prior to logging in.
- Select the supported/permissible authentication methods.
Portal Login – allows visitors to login using the captive portal. The login credentials are the same as portal users.
Social Login – allows visitors to login using their Facebook or Google credentials.
SMS Login – allows visitors to login using a One Time Password (OTP) sent via SMS on the user provided mobile number. Attach a specific SMS provider to this portal. To configure the SMS provider, see Portal Settings.
Click on the SMS Template Settings (
) icon to customize the default SMS text. The %OTP% variable MUST be a part of the SMS text, irrespective of whether the default SMS text is customized or not.
The %OTP% variable translates to the actual OTP in the text message sent to the user provided mobile number. The user will not be able to save the message if the %OTP% variable is not present.
If you do not select any of the above options, the portal authenticates the visitor without any credentials. -
Enable Collect Email to collect email information during visitor authentication through Captive Portal; enable Verify Email to verify the collected email information.
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Configure the website redirection options for visitors after successful login into the captive portal.
Default Success Page – Visitors are redirected to a successfully logged in portal page.
Original Request URL – Visitors are redirected to the initial URL they tried to browse before authenticating on the portal.Specific URL – Visitors are redirected to the URL specified while creating the portal, for example https://www.fortinet .com.
- Click Save.
The portals created can be edited and deleted.
Note: Your email address, mobile number, age, and gender are displayed on the portal login page.