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Creating a user and a user group

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Creating a user and a user group

  1. To create a user account, connect to the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users, and select Create New.

  2. Enter a Username and set Password creation to Specify a password. Enter and confirm the password. Enable Allow RADIUS authentication and set Role to User.
  3. After you create the user, more options are available. Edit the account and enable Token-based authentication.

  4. Set Deliver token code by to FortiToken. Set FortiToken Mobile to an available FortiToken. Set Delievery method to Email.
  5. Under User Information, set Email to the user’s email address.
  6. To create a user group, go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and select Create New. Add the new user to the group.

  7. After you create the user group, more options are available. Edit the group and create a new RADIUS attribute. Set Vendor to Fortinet, set Attribute ID to Fortinet-Group-Name, and set Value to the name of the group (in the example, SSL_VPN_RADIUS).

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Creating a user and a user group

  1. To create a user account, connect to the FortiAuthenticator, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users, and select Create New.

  2. Enter a Username and set Password creation to Specify a password. Enter and confirm the password. Enable Allow RADIUS authentication and set Role to User.
  3. After you create the user, more options are available. Edit the account and enable Token-based authentication.

  4. Set Deliver token code by to FortiToken. Set FortiToken Mobile to an available FortiToken. Set Delievery method to Email.
  5. Under User Information, set Email to the user’s email address.
  6. To create a user group, go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and select Create New. Add the new user to the group.

  7. After you create the user group, more options are available. Edit the group and create a new RADIUS attribute. Set Vendor to Fortinet, set Attribute ID to Fortinet-Group-Name, and set Value to the name of the group (in the example, SSL_VPN_RADIUS).

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