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External Server Authentication

External Server Authentication

You can configure FortiGuest for user authentication against a backend server. This includes both CP and WPA2 Enterprise.

  1. Configure a RADIUS Client. Navigate to Devices > RADIUS Clients. See section RADIUS Clients.
  2. Configure an Authentication Policy. The authentication policy is what the FortiGuest checks for an authentication request against a set of rules. Based on these rules, a user is mapped to its respective Account Group and Usage Profile. Navigate to Network Access Policies > Authentication Policies. See section Authentication Policies.

FortiGuest processes an incoming user authentication request based on the configurations described in this section.

External Server Authentication

You can configure FortiGuest for user authentication against a backend server. This includes both CP and WPA2 Enterprise.

  1. Configure a RADIUS Client. Navigate to Devices > RADIUS Clients. See section RADIUS Clients.
  2. Configure an Authentication Policy. The authentication policy is what the FortiGuest checks for an authentication request against a set of rules. Based on these rules, a user is mapped to its respective Account Group and Usage Profile. Navigate to Network Access Policies > Authentication Policies. See section Authentication Policies.

FortiGuest processes an incoming user authentication request based on the configurations described in this section.