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7.4.0

Manage policies

Manage policies

Create Portal Policies to assign a portal when an unregistered host connects to the network. Policies are selected for a connecting host by matching host attributes to the criteria defined in the associated user/host profile. The first policy that matches the host data is assigned.

Note

If the host does not match any policy, it is assigned the default Portal. See Select a default portal.

Settings

An empty field in a column indicates that the option has not been set.

Field

Definition

Rank

Policy's rank in the list of policies. Rank controls the order in which host connections are compared to Policies.

Enabled

Indicates if the policy is enabled/disabled.

Name

User defined name for the policy.

Configuration

Contains the configuration for the portal that will be assigned if this Portal Policy matches the connecting host. See Portal content editor.

Who/What

Attributes

A host or user must meet all parameters within a single filter, but is only required to match one filter in the list. The attribute must be known at the time of connection. See Filter example.

RADIUS Attributes

Used to match against endpoints pre- and post-authentication.

Groups

  • Any — Matches any group.

  • Any Of — Matches any of the listed groups. Does not have to match everything, but has to match at least one group that has been selected.

  • All Of — Has to match every group that's been selected.

  • None Of — Has to match no group that's been selected.

Where

The connection location specified in the user/host profile. The host must connect to the network on a device, port or SSID contained within one of the groups shown here to be a match. When set to Any, this field is a match for all hosts or users.

When

The time frame specified in the selected user/host profile. The host must be on the network within this time frame to be a match. When set to Always, this field is a match for all hosts or users.

Notes

User specified note field. This field may contain notes regarding the data conversion from a previous version of FortiNAC.

Right click options

Show Audit Log

Opens the admin auditing log showing all changes made to the selected item.

For information about the admin auditing log, see Audit Logs.

Note

You must have permission to view the admin auditing log. See Add an administrator profile.

Manage policies

Create Portal Policies to assign a portal when an unregistered host connects to the network. Policies are selected for a connecting host by matching host attributes to the criteria defined in the associated user/host profile. The first policy that matches the host data is assigned.

Note

If the host does not match any policy, it is assigned the default Portal. See Select a default portal.

Settings

An empty field in a column indicates that the option has not been set.

Field

Definition

Rank

Policy's rank in the list of policies. Rank controls the order in which host connections are compared to Policies.

Enabled

Indicates if the policy is enabled/disabled.

Name

User defined name for the policy.

Configuration

Contains the configuration for the portal that will be assigned if this Portal Policy matches the connecting host. See Portal content editor.

Who/What

Attributes

A host or user must meet all parameters within a single filter, but is only required to match one filter in the list. The attribute must be known at the time of connection. See Filter example.

RADIUS Attributes

Used to match against endpoints pre- and post-authentication.

Groups

  • Any — Matches any group.

  • Any Of — Matches any of the listed groups. Does not have to match everything, but has to match at least one group that has been selected.

  • All Of — Has to match every group that's been selected.

  • None Of — Has to match no group that's been selected.

Where

The connection location specified in the user/host profile. The host must connect to the network on a device, port or SSID contained within one of the groups shown here to be a match. When set to Any, this field is a match for all hosts or users.

When

The time frame specified in the selected user/host profile. The host must be on the network within this time frame to be a match. When set to Always, this field is a match for all hosts or users.

Notes

User specified note field. This field may contain notes regarding the data conversion from a previous version of FortiNAC.

Right click options

Show Audit Log

Opens the admin auditing log showing all changes made to the selected item.

For information about the admin auditing log, see Audit Logs.

Note

You must have permission to view the admin auditing log. See Add an administrator profile.