Create bulk or multiple accounts
Depending on permissions, as a Guest Manager Sponsor you may be able to create and manage multiple guest or contractor accounts at one time. The process for creating bulk accounts is similar to that for creating single accounts.
To simultaneously create multiple guest or contractor accounts:
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Log into your Sponsor account.
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The Guest/Contractor Accounts window is displayed. Admin users select Users > Guest/Contractor Accounts.
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Click Add.
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In the Add Account screen, click Bulk Accounts.
Field
Definition
Template
Choose either a Guest or Contractor Template.
Import Passwords
Enable this check box if you want to manually specify a password for each guest. the Password must be the last field in each record. If enabled you must specify a password for every guest account being imported.
If the check box is disabled, FortiNAC generates a password for each guest account as it is imported.
FortiNAC does not recognize or restrict system-generated passwords that may be offensive.
Account Information
You must create a separate record for each account you are creating. Type field place holders for data that you would like the guest to enter. Press Enter after each record to indicate that a new record has been started.
You also have the option of importing from a text file.
Required information for account creation. Use a comma to separate each field. You may choose to enter additional user information if it is available, but it is not required at this time. The guest or contractor will be prompted to fill in the missing fields before they can log into the network. If there is missing information, enter a comma in its place.
If you intend to provide log in credentials to guests via SMS messages sent to their mobile telephones, you must include mobile number and mobile provider name in the account list of fields. See Mobile providersfor instructions on accessing the list of names.
Import File From
If you have a CSV or text file of the user record information, click Import From File to import the text into the Account Information window. See Bulk guest account import file for more information.
Account Start Date
The day the account becomes active. You can start the account only on one of the days defined in your profile.
Account End Date
The date the accounts become inactive.
This date sets the User Expiration date for each Guest. A host registered to a guest inherits the setting for registered hosts in Global Aging. When the User expires, both the User and the Host are removed from the database. If the Host expires first, then only the Host is removed from the database.
There are two methods that work together for determining the length of time a guest account is active. The shortest duration of the two is the one that is used to remove a guest account from the database.
Account Duration (Hours)— Option included in the Guest Template to limit the time a guest account created with this template remains in the database. If this is blank, the guest account end date is used. The Account Duration starts only when the guest user first logs in. For example, you could create a guest account with a date range that spans one week and if the account duration was 24 hours, they would be able to log in for one 24 hour period any time during that week
Account End Date— Option included on the Add Guest Account dialog to determine the date on which the guest account expires. This field is required when a guest account is created.
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Click OK. The View Accounts screen opens with the account information in it. See Provide account information to guest or contractor.
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Click Print or Send e-mail or Send SMS to provide account information and password to the guest or contractor, or Close. These options are visible to you depending on the privileges you have in your profile. Additional text can be added to the printout or email by typing the text into the Notes tab on the Guest/Contractor template before creating the account. See Create guest/contractor templates.
Guests also display on the User View. See User view.