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Servers

External servers authenticate users who are attempting to access the firewall and associated services.

Use these settings to define servers and manage access to them.

  • To import Active Directory user groups, click Import Import button..

Users from external directory servers only start appearing on Authentication > Users when they next sign in to any service, for example, the user portal or VPN portal.

You can configure the following servers: