Configuring a FortiGate SSL VPN

Configuring SSL VPN bookmarks and bookmark groups

Name

Type the name of the bookmark group. The name is displayed in the

 

Bookmark Group list, and is a selection in the Bookmarks list in an SSL

 

VPN user group.

Available

The list of bookmarks available for inclusion in the bookmark group.

Bookmarks

Lists bookmarks under appropriate category (FTP, RDP, SMB, Telnet,

 

VNC, Web, or SSH).

Used Bookmarks

The list of bookmarks that belong to the bookmark group.

Right arrow

Add a bookmark to the Used Bookmarks list.

button

Select a bookmark name in the Available Bookmarks list and select the

 

right arrow button to move it to the Used Bookmarks list.

Left arrow button

Remove a bookmark from the Used Bookmarks list.

 

Select a bookmark in the Used Bookmarks list and select the left arrow

 

button to move it to the Available Bookmarks list.

Create New...

Select to create a new bookmark for inclusion in the Available

 

Bookmarks list.

See also

Configuring SSL VPN settings

Monitoring active SSL VPN sessions

Configuring SSL VPN bookmarks and bookmark groups

Viewing the SSL VPN bookmark list

Configuring SSL VPN bookmarks

Viewing the SSL VPN Bookmark Groups list

Assigning SSL VPN bookmark groups to SSL VPN users

To assign a bookmark group to a user group, go to User > User Group, and select/create a SSL VPN user group to assign the bookmark group to. Expand the SSL-VPN User Group Options, enable Bookmarks and select a bookmark group from the drop-down list. When you assign a bookmark group to a SSL VPN user group, all the bookmarks included in the group are available to the SSL VPN users in the selected SSL VPN user group.

Figure 12: Assigning a bookmark group to a user

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