Technical Tip: SMS Two Factor Authentication for g...

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Article Id 209428

Description

This article describes how to configure SMS Two-factor authentication for guest users.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

To send SMS notifications to guest users, add a mail server in the sms-server configuration of the FortiGate using the following commands:

config system sms-server

edit sms-server

set mail-server 1.1.1.1

end

Then it is needed to enable the following under the guests group:

config user group
edit 'guests'
        set group-type guest
        set mobile-phone enable
        set sms-server custom
        set sms-custom-server 'sms-server'
next
end

Note: FortiGuard offers SMS service, however a license is required. To check if the license is already activated, refer to this article: Technical Tip: How to check if there is a FortiGuard SMS license active.

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Technical Tip: SMS Two Factor Authentication for guest users

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