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Users

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Users

To create a local VPN user:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users & Groups.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Select User, then click Next.
  4. In the Email field, enter the desired email. FortiSASE sends instructions and an invitation code to this email address. The user uses this code to connect FortiClient to FortiSASE.
  5. If desired, enable and configure the Password field. Users change their password during the activation process. You may want to configure a password if you anticipate that you need administrative access to this VPN user before the activation process.
  6. Click OK.
To create a user group:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users.
  2. Click Create > User Group.
  3. In the Members field, click +.
  4. In the Select Entries pane, select the desired users to add to this user group.
  5. In the Remote Groups field, select Create.
  6. From the Remote Server dropdown list, select the desired server.
  7. In the Groups field, add the desired groups from the selected server to this user group. Click OK.
  8. Click OK.
To import users in bulk using a CSV file:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users.
  2. Click Import/Export > Import Users.
  3. In the Import Users pane, click Browse.
  4. Browse to and upload the CSV file that contains the desired email addresses. Click Next.
  5. The Import Users pane displays the email addresses that it detected in the CSV file after removing those already associated with existing VPN users. Review the email address list.
  6. Click Import. The imported users display on the VPN Users page.

Users

To create a local VPN user:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users & Groups.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Select User, then click Next.
  4. In the Email field, enter the desired email. FortiSASE sends instructions and an invitation code to this email address. The user uses this code to connect FortiClient to FortiSASE.
  5. If desired, enable and configure the Password field. Users change their password during the activation process. You may want to configure a password if you anticipate that you need administrative access to this VPN user before the activation process.
  6. Click OK.
To create a user group:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users.
  2. Click Create > User Group.
  3. In the Members field, click +.
  4. In the Select Entries pane, select the desired users to add to this user group.
  5. In the Remote Groups field, select Create.
  6. From the Remote Server dropdown list, select the desired server.
  7. In the Groups field, add the desired groups from the selected server to this user group. Click OK.
  8. Click OK.
To import users in bulk using a CSV file:
  1. Go to Configuration > Users.
  2. Click Import/Export > Import Users.
  3. In the Import Users pane, click Browse.
  4. Browse to and upload the CSV file that contains the desired email addresses. Click Next.
  5. The Import Users pane displays the email addresses that it detected in the CSV file after removing those already associated with existing VPN users. Review the email address list.
  6. Click Import. The imported users display on the VPN Users page.