Chapter 16 SSL VPN : The SSL VPN web portal : Portal configuration
  
Portal configuration
The SSL VPN Service portal enables users to access network resources through a secure channel using a web browser. Fortinet administrators can configure log in privileges for system users and which network resources are available to the users.
The portal configuration determines what the user sees when they log in to the portal. Both the system administrator and the user have the ability to customize the SSL VPN portal.
There are three pre-defined default web portal configurations available:
• full-access: Includes all widgets available to the user - Session Information, Tunnel Mode, Connection Tool, FortiClient Download, Remote Desktop, and My Bookmarks.
• tunnel-access: Includes Session Information and Tunnel Mode widgets.
• web-access: Includes Session Information and My Bookmarks widgets.
You can also create your own web portal to meet your corporate requirements.
This topic includes the following:
• Portal settings
• Portal widgets
 
 
Portal page
Create New
Creates a new web portal.
Edit
Select a portal from the list to enable the Edit option, and modify the portal configuration.
Delete
Removes a portal configuration.
To remove multiple portals from the list, select the check box beside the portal names, then select Delete.
Name
The name of the web portal.
Ref.
Displays the number of times the object is referenced in other configurations on the FortiGate unit, such as security policies.
To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref. column.
To view more information about how the object is used, select one of:
• View the list page for these objects – automatically redirects you to the list page where the object is referenced at.
• Edit this object – modifies settings within that particular setting that the object is referenced with.
• View the details for this object – similar to the log viewer table, contains information about what settings are configured within that particular setting that the object is referenced with.
Portal Settings page
Edit Settings window
Provides general, virtual desktop and security control settings for the SSL VPN Service portal page. This window appears when you select Settings. This window also appears whenever you select Create New and are automatically redirected to the Portal Settings page. For more information, see “Portal settings”.
Settings
Select to edit the settings for the SSL VPN web portal. See “Portal configuration”.
Widgets
The widgets that will appear on the SSL VPN Service page. You can add widgets from the Add Widgets drop-down list. For more information, see “Portal widgets”.
Add Widget
Select to add a new widget to the page.
Session Information
Displays basic information of the current session of the logged in user. For more information, see “Session Information”.
Bookmarks
Displays configured bookmarks, allows for the addition of new bookmarks and editing of existing bookmarks. For more information, see “Bookmarks”.
Connection Tool
Enter the URL or IP address for a connection tool application/server (selected when configuring the Connection Tool). You can also check connectivity to a host or server on the network behind the unit by selecting the Type Ping. For more information, see “Connection Tool”.
Tunnel Mode
Displays tunnel information and actions in user mode. The administrator can configure a split-tunneling option. For more information, see “Tunnel Mode”.