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
FortiOS v3.0 MR7 SSL VPN User Guide
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Launching web portal applications Working with the web portal
To add a SSH connection and start a SSH session
1 Select Add Bookmark.
2 In the Title field, type a name to represent the connection.
3 From the Application Type list, select SSH.
4 In the Host Name/IP field, type the IP address of the SSH host (for example,
192.168.1.3).
5 Select OK.
6 To start a SSH session, select the hyperlink that you created.
7 Select Connect.
Note: The FortiGate unit may offer you its self-signed security certificate. Select Yes to
proceed. A second message may be displayed to inform you of a host name mismatch.
This message is displayed because the FortiGate unit is attempting to redirect your web
browser connection. Select Yes to proceed.