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Product integration and support

FortiClient 6.0.6 support information

The following table lists version 6.0.6 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 6.0.6 does not support Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista.

Server operating systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

FortiClient 6.0.6 does not support Windows Server Core.

Minimum system requirements
  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible operating system and minimum 512 MB RAM
  • 600 MB free hard disk space
  • Native Microsoft TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Native Microsoft PPP dialer for dialup 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

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiAuthenticator

  • 4.3.1
  • 4.3.0
  • 4.2.1

FortiClient (Windows) does not support FortiToken Mobile push notification 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
  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later

FortiManager

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiOS
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiClient (Windows) only supports IPsec VPN and SSL VPN with the following FortiOS versions:

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 5.4.0 and later

FortiSandbox
  • 3.1.0 and later
  • 3.0.0 and later
  • 2.5.0 and later

FortiClient (Windows) does support the following version, but you may need to disable FortiClient authorization. To disable authorization, run the device-authorization -f command in the FortiSandbox CLI.

  • 2.4.0 and later

The following supported versions do not offer FortiClient authorization:

  • 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 FortiClient does not support, FortiClient 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

FortiClient 6.0.6 support information

The following table lists version 6.0.6 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 6.0.6 does not support Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista.

Server operating systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

FortiClient 6.0.6 does not support Windows Server Core.

Minimum system requirements
  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible operating system and minimum 512 MB RAM
  • 600 MB free hard disk space
  • Native Microsoft TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Native Microsoft PPP dialer for dialup 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

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiAuthenticator

  • 4.3.1
  • 4.3.0
  • 4.2.1

FortiClient (Windows) does not support FortiToken Mobile push notification 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
  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later

FortiManager

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiOS
  • 6.0.0 and later
  • 5.6.0 and later

FortiClient (Windows) only supports IPsec VPN and SSL VPN with the following FortiOS versions:

  • 6.2.0 and later
  • 5.4.0 and later

FortiSandbox
  • 3.1.0 and later
  • 3.0.0 and later
  • 2.5.0 and later

FortiClient (Windows) does support the following version, but you may need to disable FortiClient authorization. To disable authorization, run the device-authorization -f command in the FortiSandbox CLI.

  • 2.4.0 and later

The following supported versions do not offer FortiClient authorization:

  • 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 FortiClient does not support, FortiClient 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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