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Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

To create an SMS user and user group:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and add/modify a user to include SMS Token-based authentication and a Mobile number using the preferred SMS gateway as shown.
  2. The Mobile number must be in the following format:

    +[international-number]

    Enable Allow RADIUS authentication.

  3. Go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and add the above user to a new SMS user group (in the example, SMSgroup).

Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

Creating an SMS user and user group on the FortiAuthenticator

To create an SMS user and user group:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and add/modify a user to include SMS Token-based authentication and a Mobile number using the preferred SMS gateway as shown.
  2. The Mobile number must be in the following format:

    +[international-number]

    Enable Allow RADIUS authentication.

  3. Go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and add the above user to a new SMS user group (in the example, SMSgroup).