Technical Tip: How to control allowed IP addresses for accessing FortiADC

[JohnDevNet_FTNT]

Description

This article describes how to specify allowed subnets for accessing FortiADC over different access options, such as SSH, HTTP, HTTPs, etc.

Scope

FortiADC.

Solution

1. Go to Network -> Interface and select the interface where access will be allowed.
2. Enable the access options wanted to be enabled, the Trust IP address, and select Save.
   
                                              
3. Add the allowed subnets to the Trust IP Address List:
                                            
   

When testing using an IP address that is not a member of the Trust IP Address List:

If it is required to allow access for a specific administrator account using a specific IP address, this can be performed by editing the administrator account:

After testing using the administrator account but using a different source IP address, the following error will be witnessed:

See the FortiADC 7.6.1 administration guide for more information.