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7.5 User Portal

Setup > VPN Settings > SSL VPN Client > SSL VPN Client Portal

When remote users want to access the private network through an SSL tunnel (either

using the Port Forwarding or VPN tunnel service), they login through a user portal.

This portal provides the authentication fields to provide the appropriate access levels

and privileges as determined by the router administrator. The domain where the user

account is stored must be specified, and the domain determines the authentication

method and portal layout screen presented to the remote user.

Figure 101: List of configured SSL VPN portals. The configured portal

can then be associated with an authentication domain

7.5.1 Creating Portal Layouts

Setup > VPN Settings > SSL VPN Server > Portal Layouts

The router allows you to create a custom page for remote SSL VPN users that is

presented upon authentication. There are various fields in the portal that are

customizable for the domain, and this allows the router administrator to

communicate details such as login instructions, available services, and other usage

details in the portal visible to remote users. During domain setup, configured portal

layouts are available to select for all users authenticated by the domain.

 The default portal LAN IP address is https://192.168.10.1/scgi-

bin/userPortal/portal. This is the same page that opens when the ―User Portal‖

link is clicked on the SSL VPN menu of the router GUI.

The router administrator creates and edits portal layouts from the configuration pages

in the SSL VPN menu. The portal name, title, banner name, and banner contents are

all customizable to the intended users for this portal. The portal name is appended to

the SSL VPN portal URL. As well, the users assigned to this portal (through their