Appendix B – FortiClient API You can operate FortiClient VPNs using the COM-based FortiClient API. The API can be used with IPsec VPN only. SSL VPN is currently not supported. This chapter contains the following sections: l Overview l API reference Overview The FortiClient COM library provides functionality to: Retrieve […]
Application Firewall FortiClient can recognize the traffic generated by a large number of applications. You can create rules to block or allow this traffic per category, or application. Enable/disable Application Firewall The administrator enables the application firewall feature by using a FortiClient profile. The FortiClient profile includes the application firewall […]
Compliance The Compliance tab displays whether FortiClient Telemetry is connected to FortiGate or EMS. When FortiClient Telemetry is connected to FortiGate, the Compliance tab displays whether FortiClient and the endpoint device are compliant with the compliance rules defined by FortiGate. When FortiClient and/or the endpoint device are not compliant, the […]
FortiClient Telemetry Connection In managed mode, FortiClient uses a gateway IP address to connect FortiClient Telemetry to FortiGate or FortiClient EMS. For more information, see Telemetry Gateway IP Lists on page 31. How FortiClient locates FortiGate/EMS FortiClient uses the following methods in the following order to automatically locate FortiGate/EMS for […]
Deploy FortiClient using EMS You can use FortiClient EMS to deploy FortiClient (Windows) in managed mode to devices in your network that are running a supported Windows operating system. For installation information, see the FortiClient Upgrade FortiClient EMS Administration Guide. An upgrade schedule dialog box is displayed in advance when […]
Deploy FortiClient using Microsoft Active Directory servers There are multiple ways to deploy FortiClient to endpoint devices including using Microsoft Active Directory (AD). Deploy using EMS The following instructions are based from Microsoft Windows Server 2008. If you are using a different version of Microsoft Server, your MMC or snap-in […]
Install FortiClient as part of cloned disk images If you configure computers using a cloned hard disk image, you need to remove the unique identifier from the FortiClient application. You will encounter problems with FortiGate if you deploy multiple FortiClient applications with the same identifier. This section describes how to […]
FortiClient Provisioning FortiClient can be installed on a standalone computer using the installation wizard or deployed to multiple Microsoft Windows systems by using Microsoft Active Directory (AD). You can use FortiClient EMS to deply FortiClient to multiple Microsoft Windows systems. For information, see the FortiClient EMS Administration Guide. This chapter […]
