VPN options
The VPN <options> XML tag contains global information controlling VPN states:
<forticlient_configuration>
<vpn>
<options>
<current_connection_name>ssldemo</current_connection_name>
<current_connection_type>ssl</current_connection_type>
<autoconnect_tunnel></autoconnect_tunnel>
<autoconnect_only_when_offnet>0</autoconnect_only_when_offnet>
<keep_running_max_tries>0</keep_running_max_tries>
<minimize_window_on_connect>1</minimize_window_on_connect>
<allow_personal_vpns>1</allow_personal_vpns>
<disable_connect_disconnect>0</disable_connect_disconnect>
<show_vpn_before_logon>0</show_vpn_before_logon>
<use_windows_credentials>1</use_windows_credentials>
<use_legacy_vpn_before_logon>0</use_legacy_vpn_before_logon>
<show_negotiation_wnd>0</show_negotiation_wnd>
<disable_dead_gateway_detection>0</disable_dead_gateway_detection>
<vendor_id></vendor_id>
<disable_internet_check>0</disable_internet_check>
<suppress_vpn_notification>0</suppress_vpn_notification>
</options>
</vpn>
</forticlient_configuration>
The following table provides the XML tags for VPN options, as well as the descriptions and default values where applicable.
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<current_connection_name>
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Enter the current connection's name, if any.
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<current_connection_type>
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Select the current connection's VPN type: [ipsec | ssl]
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<autoconnect_tunnel>
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Name of the configured IPsec VPN or SSL VPN tunnel to automatically connect to when FortiClient starts.
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<autoconnect_only_when_offnet>
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Autoconnect only when FortiClient is off-net.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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0
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<keep_running_max_tries>
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The maximum number of attempts to make when retrying a VPN connection that was lost due to network issues. If this tag is set to 0, it retries indefinitely.
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0
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<minimize_window_on_connect>
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Minimize FortiClient after successfully establishing a VPN connection.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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1
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<allow_personal_vpns>
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Enable end users to create, modify, and use personal VPN configurations.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
When this setting is configured as 0, FortiClient users are not be able to configure personal VPN connections. Only provisioned VPN connections are available to the user.
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1
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<use_legacy_vpn_before_logon>
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Use the old VPN before logon interface.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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1
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<disable_connect_disconnect>
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Enable the Connect/Disconnect button when using Auto Connect with VPN.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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0
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<show_vpn_before_logon>
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Allow user to select a VPN connection before logging into the system.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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0
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<use_windows_credentials>
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Connect with the current username and password.
You must enable <show_vpn_before_logon> before enabling <use_windows_credentials>.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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1
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<show_negotiation_wnd>
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Display information in FortiClient while establishing connections.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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0
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<disable_dead_gateway_detection>
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Notifies the Windows OS to disable the detection of dead gateway. You may set this element to 1 if you observe that FortiClient IPsec VPN sends packets using an IP address other than those in the IP address pool assigned by the IPsec VPN server.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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<vendor_id>
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The default value is empty, signifying that FortiClient should use its hard-coded ID during IPsec VPN connection.
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<disable_internet_check>
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When this setting is configured as 0, VPN autoconnect only starts when the Internet is accessible. When enabled, VPN autoconnect starts even if FortiClient cannot access the Internet.
Boolean value: [0 | 1]
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0
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<suppress_vpn_notification>
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Block FortiClient from displaying any VPN connection or error notifications.
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0
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