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Installation requirements

Installation requirements

The following table lists operating system support and the minimum system requirements:

Operating system support

Minimum system requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

FortiClient 7.0.5 does not support Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 8.

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • 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 NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing documentation
  • MSI installer 3.0 or later

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • 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 NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing documentation
  • MSI installer 3.0 or later

  • macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • macOS Big Sur (version 11)
  • macOS Catalina (version 10.15)

  • Apple Mac computer with Intel processor or M1 chip
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 20 MB of hard disk drive (HDD) space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or newer
  • Red Hat 7.4 or newer
  • CentOS Stream 8, 7.4 or newer

with KDE or GNOME

  • Linux-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible operating system and minimum 512 MB RAM
  • 600 MB free hard disk space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

For Microsoft Windows Server, FortiClient supports the Vulnerability Scan, SSL VPN, and AV features, including obtaining a Sandbox signature package for AV scanning. To use SSL VPN on a Windows Server machine, you must enable your browser to accept cookies. Otherwise, tunnel connection fails.

Installation requirements

The following table lists operating system support and the minimum system requirements:

Operating system support

Minimum system requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

FortiClient 7.0.5 does not support Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 8.

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • 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 NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing documentation
  • MSI installer 3.0 or later

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • 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 NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing documentation
  • MSI installer 3.0 or later

  • macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • macOS Big Sur (version 11)
  • macOS Catalina (version 10.15)

  • Apple Mac computer with Intel processor or M1 chip
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 20 MB of hard disk drive (HDD) space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or newer
  • Red Hat 7.4 or newer
  • CentOS Stream 8, 7.4 or newer

with KDE or GNOME

  • Linux-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible operating system and minimum 512 MB RAM
  • 600 MB free hard disk space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

For Microsoft Windows Server, FortiClient supports the Vulnerability Scan, SSL VPN, and AV features, including obtaining a Sandbox signature package for AV scanning. To use SSL VPN on a Windows Server machine, you must enable your browser to accept cookies. Otherwise, tunnel connection fails.