The User Authentication Settings for the external portal allow you to activate or deactivate user authentication for external users.
The external portal uses the reverse proxy system to provide web access, and the settings are analogous to the settings for a reverse-proxy front end, with the following differences:
- SSL is always activated
- No "Outlook Anywhere", proxy paths or blocked paths
- A separate reverse-proxy back end is created for the external portal in the back end, but it is not included in the list of back ends.
- Also, the settings for the external portal do not appear in the list of front ends, but they are treated like a front end when validating settings.
Navigate to
to open an editing window where you can create the general settings for the user authentication.In the External Portal editing window you can modify the following parameters:
Input box | Description |
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I/0 | A slider button indicates whether the external portal is enabled (I) or disabled (0). You can change the status of the user authentication by clicking the slider button. User authentication is disabled by default. |
Domain or IP address | Enter the name of the domain or the IP address assigned to the external portal. |
Connection | Select a connection. You can choose both a network connection and a PPP connection. |
Port | Configure the externally accessible listen port for the external portal. |
Use Let's Encrypt | Use a Let's Encrypt certificate. See Let's Encrypt. Note: One limitation of using Let's
Encrypt is that no IP addresses can be used in the Domain or IP address field, only domain names.
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SSL certificate | Select a certificate with a private key. |