Network Router User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Configuring a FortiGate SSL VPN
- Comparison of SSL and IPSec VPN technology
- SSL VPN modes of operation
- Topology
- Configuration overview
- Configuring the SSL VPN client
- Configuring SSL VPN settings
- Enabling SSL VPN connections and editing SSL VPN settings
- Specifying a port number for web portal connections
- Specifying an IP address range for tunnel-mode clients
- Enabling strong authentication through security certificates
- Specifying the cipher suite for SSL negotiations
- Setting the idle timeout setting
- Setting the client authentication timeout setting
- Adding a custom caption to the web portal home page
- Adding WINS and DNS services for clients
- Redirecting a user group to a popup window
- Customizing the web portal login page
- Configuring user accounts and SSL VPN user groups
- Configuring firewall policies
- Configuring SSL VPN event-logging
- Monitoring active SSL VPN sessions
- Configuring SSL VPN bookmarks and bookmark groups
- SSL VPN host OS patch check
- Granting unique access permissions for SSL VPN tunnel user groups
- SSL VPN virtual interface (ssl.root)
- SSL VPN dropping connections
- Working with the web portal
- Index
Working with the web portal Connecting to the FortiGate unit
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Working with the web portal
This section introduces the web portal features and explains how to configure
them.
The following topics are included in this section:
• Connecting to the FortiGate unit
• Web portal home page features
• Launching web portal applications
• Starting a session from the Tools area
• Tunnel-mode features
• Logging out
• Adding a bookmark to the My Bookmarks list
• Working with the ActiveX/Java Platform plug-in
• Uninstalling the ActiveX/Java Platform plugin
• URL re-writing
Connecting to the FortiGate unit
You can connect to the FortiGate unit using a web browser. The URL of the
FortiGate interface may vary from one installation to the next. If required, ask your
FortiGate administrator for the URL of the FortiGate unit, and obtain a user name
and password.
In addition, if you will be using a personal or group security (X.509) certificate to
connect to the FortiGate unit, your web browser may prompt you for the name of
the certificate. Your FortiGate administrator can tell you which certificate to select.
To log in to the FortiGate secure HTTP gateway
1 Using the web browser on your computer, browse to the URL of the FortiGate unit
(for example, https://<FortiGate_IP_address>:10443/remote).
2 The FortiGate unit may offer you a self-signed security certificate. If you are
prompted to proceed, select Yes.
3 A second message may be displayed to inform you that the FortiGate certificate
distinguished name differs from the original request. This message is displayed
because the FortiGate unit is attempting to redirect your web browser connection.
You can ignore the message.