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EMS Administration Guide

Local users

Local users

You can configure local users. Users can provide credentials that match a configured local user to connect their FortiClient to FortiClient EMS. This is mainly useful for environments that do not use Active Directory or SAML.

To add a local user:
  1. Go to User Management > Local Users.
  2. Click Add.
  3. In the Username field, enter the desired username.
  4. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, enter a password that conforms to the displayed password rules.
  5. (Optional) In the Comments field, enter any desired notes.
  6. Click Save.

Local users

You can configure local users. Users can provide credentials that match a configured local user to connect their FortiClient to FortiClient EMS. This is mainly useful for environments that do not use Active Directory or SAML.

To add a local user:
  1. Go to User Management > Local Users.
  2. Click Add.
  3. In the Username field, enter the desired username.
  4. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, enter a password that conforms to the displayed password rules.
  5. (Optional) In the Comments field, enter any desired notes.
  6. Click Save.