How this guide is organized

This FortiAuthenticator Administration Guide contains the following sections:

  • Setup describes initial setup for standalone and HA cluster FortiAuthenticator configurations.
  • System describes the options available in the System menu tree, including network configuration, administration settings, and messaging settings.
  • Authentication describes how to configure built-in and remote authentication servers and manage users and user groups.
  • Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC) describes how to configure the FortiAuthenticator unit for IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication methods, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and MAC-based device authentication.
  • Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) describes how to use the FortiAuthenticator unit in a Single Sign-On (SSO) environment.
  • RADIUS Single Sign-On (RSSO) describes how to use the FortiAuthenticator unit RADIUS accounting proxy.
  • Monitoring describes how to monitor SSO and authentication information.
  • Certificate Management describes how to manage X.509 certificates and how to set up the FortiAuthenticator unit to act as a Certificate Authority (CA).
  • Logging describes how to view the logs on your FortiAuthenticator unit.
  • Troubleshooting provides suggestions to resolve common problems.
  • LDAP filter syntax outlines some basic filter syntax that is used to select users and groups in LDAP User Import, Dynamic LDAP Groups, and Remote User Sync Rules.