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Add an admin user for FTC service

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Add an admin user for FTC service

You may add an FAC admin user for FTC service using the following procedures:

  1. From the FAC menu, click Authentication>User Management>Local Users.
  2. From the top of the page, click Create New to open the Create New Local User page.
  3. Specify a unique username.
  4. For Role, select the Administrator radio button.
  5. Click Full permission to enable it.
  6. Click OK.The page refreshes.
  7. On the Edit User page (depending on your FAC version), do the following:
    1. 6.0, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > FortiToken Cloud.
    2. 6.1, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > Cloud.
    3. 6.2—6.3, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > Cloud > Choose Email or SMS.
    4. 6.4 and later, select One-Time Password (OTP) authentication > FortiToken > Choose Hardware or Mobile > Choose Default, Email or SMS if Mobile was chosen.
  8. Click User Information.
  9. Enter the user's email address or SMS information as needed based on the option you chose earlier.

  10. Click OK.
Caution

Names of FTC users created on FAC show up on the FTC GUI and in email notifications with some unwanted characters in corner brackets before and after them.

Add an admin user for FTC service

You may add an FAC admin user for FTC service using the following procedures:

  1. From the FAC menu, click Authentication>User Management>Local Users.
  2. From the top of the page, click Create New to open the Create New Local User page.
  3. Specify a unique username.
  4. For Role, select the Administrator radio button.
  5. Click Full permission to enable it.
  6. Click OK.The page refreshes.
  7. On the Edit User page (depending on your FAC version), do the following:
    1. 6.0, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > FortiToken Cloud.
    2. 6.1, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > Cloud.
    3. 6.2—6.3, select Token-based authentication > FortiToken > Cloud > Choose Email or SMS.
    4. 6.4 and later, select One-Time Password (OTP) authentication > FortiToken > Choose Hardware or Mobile > Choose Default, Email or SMS if Mobile was chosen.
  8. Click User Information.
  9. Enter the user's email address or SMS information as needed based on the option you chose earlier.

  10. Click OK.
Caution

Names of FTC users created on FAC show up on the FTC GUI and in email notifications with some unwanted characters in corner brackets before and after them.