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    • (Windows) Release Notes

    Home FortiClient 6.0.5 (Windows) Release Notes
    6.0.5
    7.4.1
    7.4.0
    7.2.6
    7.2.5
    7.2.4
    7.2.3
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    7.0.10
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    6.4.6
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    6.4.0
    6.2.9
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    6.2.6
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    5.6.2
    5.6.1
    5.6.0
    5.4.5
    5.4.4
    5.4.3
    5.4.2
    5.4.1
    5.4.0

    Product integration and support

    Product integration and support

    FortiClient 6.0.5 support information

    The following table lists version 6.0.5 product integration and support information.

    Desktop Operating Systems
    • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    FortiClient 6.0.5 does not support Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista.

    Server Operating Systems
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

    FortiClient 6.0.5 does not support Windows Server Core.

    Minimum System Requirements
    • Microsoft Windows compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
    • Compatible operating system and minimum 512MB RAM
    • 600MB free hard disk space
    • Native Microsoft TCP/IP communication protocol
    • Native Microsoft PPP dialer for dial-up connections
    • Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) for network connections
    • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing FortiClient documentation
    • Windows Installer MSI installer version 3.0 or later

    FortiAnalyzer

    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    FortiAuthenticator

    • 4.3.1
    • 4.3.0
    • 4.2.1

    FortiToken Mobile push notification is not supported for the following versions:

    • 4.2.0
    • 4.1.0 and later
    • 3.3.0 and later
    • 3.2.0 and later
    • 3.1.0 and later
    • 3.0.0 and later

    FortiClient EMS
    • 6.0.0 and later

    FortiManager

    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    FortiOS
    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    Only IPsec VPN and SSL VPN are supported with the following FortiOS versions:

    • 5.4.0 and later

    FortiSandbox
    • 3.0.0 and later
    • 2.5.0 and later

    The following version is supported, but may require authorization of FortiClient to be disabled. To disable authorization run the FortiSandbox CLI command: device-authorization -f

    • 2.4.0 and later

    The following supported versions do not offer authorization of FortiClient:

    • 2.3.0 and later
    • 2.2.0 and later
    • 2.1.0

    Language support

    The following table lists FortiClient language support information.

    Language

    Graphical user interface

    XML configuration

    Documentation

    English

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Chinese (simplified)

    Yes

    Chinese (traditional)

    Yes

    French (France)

    Yes

    German

    Yes

    Japanese

    Yes

    Korean

    Yes

    Portuguese (Brazil)

    Yes

    Russian

    Yes

    Spanish (Spain)

    Yes

    The FortiClient language setting defaults to the regional language setting configured on the client workstation, unless configured in the XML configuration file.

    If the client workstation is configured to a regional language setting that is not supported by FortiClient, it defaults to English.

    Conflicts with third party antivirus products

    The antivirus feature in FortiClient is known to conflict with other similar products in the market.

    • FortiClient's antivirus feature should not be used with other AV products.
    • If not using FortiClient's antivirus feature, the FortiClient installation folder should be excluded from scanning for the third party AV product.

    During a new installation of FortiClient, the installer will search for other registered third party software and, if any is found, warn users to uninstall them before proceeding with the installation. There is also an option to disable FortiClient Real Time Protection (RTP).

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    Product integration and support

    Product integration and support

    FortiClient 6.0.5 support information

    The following table lists version 6.0.5 product integration and support information.

    Desktop Operating Systems
    • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    FortiClient 6.0.5 does not support Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista.

    Server Operating Systems
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

    FortiClient 6.0.5 does not support Windows Server Core.

    Minimum System Requirements
    • Microsoft Windows compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
    • Compatible operating system and minimum 512MB RAM
    • 600MB free hard disk space
    • Native Microsoft TCP/IP communication protocol
    • Native Microsoft PPP dialer for dial-up connections
    • Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) for network connections
    • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing FortiClient documentation
    • Windows Installer MSI installer version 3.0 or later

    FortiAnalyzer

    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    FortiAuthenticator

    • 4.3.1
    • 4.3.0
    • 4.2.1

    FortiToken Mobile push notification is not supported for the following versions:

    • 4.2.0
    • 4.1.0 and later
    • 3.3.0 and later
    • 3.2.0 and later
    • 3.1.0 and later
    • 3.0.0 and later

    FortiClient EMS
    • 6.0.0 and later

    FortiManager

    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    FortiOS
    • 6.0.0 and later
    • 5.6.0 and later

    Only IPsec VPN and SSL VPN are supported with the following FortiOS versions:

    • 5.4.0 and later

    FortiSandbox
    • 3.0.0 and later
    • 2.5.0 and later

    The following version is supported, but may require authorization of FortiClient to be disabled. To disable authorization run the FortiSandbox CLI command: device-authorization -f

    • 2.4.0 and later

    The following supported versions do not offer authorization of FortiClient:

    • 2.3.0 and later
    • 2.2.0 and later
    • 2.1.0

    Language support

    The following table lists FortiClient language support information.

    Language

    Graphical user interface

    XML configuration

    Documentation

    English

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Chinese (simplified)

    Yes

    Chinese (traditional)

    Yes

    French (France)

    Yes

    German

    Yes

    Japanese

    Yes

    Korean

    Yes

    Portuguese (Brazil)

    Yes

    Russian

    Yes

    Spanish (Spain)

    Yes

    The FortiClient language setting defaults to the regional language setting configured on the client workstation, unless configured in the XML configuration file.

    If the client workstation is configured to a regional language setting that is not supported by FortiClient, it defaults to English.

    Conflicts with third party antivirus products

    The antivirus feature in FortiClient is known to conflict with other similar products in the market.

    • FortiClient's antivirus feature should not be used with other AV products.
    • If not using FortiClient's antivirus feature, the FortiClient installation folder should be excluded from scanning for the third party AV product.

    During a new installation of FortiClient, the installer will search for other registered third party software and, if any is found, warn users to uninstall them before proceeding with the installation. There is also an option to disable FortiClient Real Time Protection (RTP).

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