WAN optimization and web caching
Configuring authentication groups
FortiGate Version 4.0 Administration Guide
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Configuring authentication groups
Add authentication groups to support authentication and secure tunneling between WAN
optimization peers.
Go to
WAN Opt. & Cache > Peer > Authentication Group
to add authentication groups.
Figure 425: WAN optimization Authentication Group list
Peer Host ID
The Peer Host ID of the peer FortiGate unit. This is the local host id added to the
peer FortiGate unit.
IP Address
The IP address of the FortiGate unit. Usually this would be the IP address of the
FortiGate interface connected to the WAN.
Viewing basic information
Create New
Add a new authentication group.
Name
The name of the authentication group. Select this name when adding the
authentication group to a rule.
Peer(s)
The Host IDs of the peers added to the authentication group. When you add
the authentication group to a WAN optimization rule, only these FortiGate
units can authenticate to use this WAN optimization rule. Peer(s) can be any
peer, a peer added to the FortiGate unit peer list (defined peers), or a
selected peer.
Adding or modifying
an authentication
group
Select
Create New
to add a new authentication group or select
Edit
beside
an existing authentication group to modify it.
Name
Add or change the name of the authentication group.
Authentication
Method
Select the authentication method to use.
If you select
Certificate
all peers that use this authentication group must
have the an authentication group with the name and certificate.
If you select
Pre-shared key
, all peers that use this authentication group
must have the same authentication group with the same name and pre-
shared key.
Certificate
If you select Certificate all peers that use this authentication group must
have the same certificate. Go to
System > Certificate
and add a local
certificate. Then select this certificate in the
Certificate
field.
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