FortiClient (Mac OS X) Configurator tool
To create a custom installer using the FortiClient Configurator tool:
- Unzip the FortiClientTools file, select the Configurator file folder, and double-click the
FortiClientConfigurator.dmg application file, and double-click the FCTConfigurator icon to launch the tool. The Configurator tool opens.
- Configure the following settings:
| Licensed | Trial | Licensed mode requires a FortiClient 5.2 license file. In FortiClient v5.2, the FortiClient Configurator tool can be used in trial mode. In trial mode, all online updates are disabled. The trial installer is intended to be deployed in a test environment. |
| Source | Select the FortiClient Installer file on your management computer. You must use the full installer file, otherwise FortiClient Configurator will fail to create a custom installation file.
The FortiClient Installer version and FortiClient Configurator version must match, otherwise the Configurator will fail to create a custom installation file. |
| Destination | Enter a name for the custom installation file and select a destination to save the file on your management computer. |
| Features to Install | Select to install all FortiClient modules, VPN only, or SSO only. If SSO only is selected, you must configure the SSO settings in the attached configuration file. |
| Server IP/FQDN | Enter the IP address or FQDN of the FortiAuthenticator server.
This option is available when selecting SSO only for features to install. |
| Port Number | Enter the port number. The default port is 8001.
This option is available when selecting SSO only for features to install. |
Custom installation packages
| Pre-Shared Key | Enter the FortiAuthenticator pre-shared key.
This option is available when selecting SSO only for features to install. |
| Confirm Pre-Shared Key | Enter the FortiAuthenticator pre-shared key confirmation.
This option is available when selecting SSO only for features to install. |
| Config file | Optionally, select a pre-configured FortiClient backup configuration file. If you selected Everything or VPN only for features to install, you must use a configuration file to configure the related settings. |
| Software Update | Select to enable or disable software updates. |
| Rebrand | Select to rebrand FortiClient. When selected, the option to enable software update is not available. For more information on rebranding FortiClient, see Appendix C – Rebrand FortiClient on page 128. |
| Rebranding resources | Select the FortiClient resources file on your management computer. |
- Select the Start button to create the custom FortiClient installation file.
- You can now deploy the repackaged FortiClient .dmg file to your Mac OS X systems.
Custom installation packages
When deploying a custom FortiClient XML configuration, you can use the advanced profile options in FortiClient EMS to ensure the profile settings do not overwrite your custom XML settings. For more information, see the FortiClient XML Reference and the FortiClient EMS Administration Guide.
Advanced FortiClient profiles
FortiClient (Windows)
After the FortiClient Configurator tool generates the custom installation packages, you can use the custom installation packages to deploy FortiClient software either manually, or using Active Directory. Both options can be found in the …/FortiClient_packaged directory. Files are created for both x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) operating systems.
If you are using Active Directory to deploy FortiClient, you can use the custom installer with the MST file found in the …/ActiveDirectory folder.
For manual distribution, use the .exe file in the …/ManualDistribution folder.
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