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July 4, 2022

Technical Tip: Browser Language Detection of the SSL VPN Portal

  • July 4, 2022
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Description This article describes from version 7.2.0, the browser's language preference is automatically detected by default and used by the SSL VPN portal login page.
Scope FortiGate SSL VPN.
Solution

Choose the language to use for the SSL-VPN web portal in the CLI/GUI.

 

CLI Command:

 

config vpn ssl setting

    set browser-language-detection {enable|disable}

end

 

  • enable: Attempt to find a matching language based on the client's browser.
  • disable: The system or portal's configured language.

 

GUI:

 

Go under VPN  -> SSL-VPN Settings  -> Web Mode Settings -> Language {Browser Preference|System}.

 

  • Browser Preference: Attempt to find a matching language based on the client's browser.
  • System: The system or portal's configured language.

 

Note:

Due to the change in default behavior for SSL VPN, remaining hidden from the GUI from v7.4.1 or later, the feature can be enabled from the CLI or the GUI.

 

Related article:
Troubleshooting Tip: Unable to see SSL VPN and IPsec options under VPN settings

 

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