Configuring authentication for employee wireless users
Employees have user accounts on the FortiGate unit. This example shows creation of one user account, but you can create multiple accounts and add them as members to the user group.
To configure a WiFi user - web-based manager
1. Go to User & Device > User > User Definition and select Create New.
2. Select Local User and then click Next.
3. Enter a User Name and Password and then click Next.
4. Click Next.
5. Make sure that Enable is selected and then click Create.
To configure the user group for employee access - web-based manager
1. Go to User & Device > User > User Groups and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information and then select OK:
Name | employee-group |
Type | Firewall |
Members | Add users. |
To configure a WiFi user and the user group for employee access - CLI
config user user
edit "user01"
set type password
set passwd "asdf12ghjk"
end
config user group
edit "employee-group"
set member "user01"
end
The user authentication setup will be complete when you select the employee-group in the SSID configuration.