Remote Access
This topic contains descriptions of general remote access settings:
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Remote Access |
Enable or disable remote access. Enable or disable the eye icon to show or hide this feature from the end user in FortiClient. |
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Allow Personal VPN |
Allow users to create, modify, and use personal VPN configurations. |
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Disable Connect/Disconnect |
Disable the Connect/Disconnect button when using Auto Connect with VPN. |
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Show VPN before Logon |
Allow users to select a VPN connection before logging into the system. |
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Use Windows Credentials |
If allowing users to select a VPN connection before logging into the system, enable this option to allow them to use their current Windows username and password. |
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Minimize FortiClient Console on Connect |
Minimize FortiClient after successfully establishing a VPN connection. |
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Show Connection Progress |
Display information on FortiClient dashboard while establishing connections. |
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Suppress VPN Notifications |
Block FortiClient from displaying any VPN connection or error notifications. |
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Use Vendor ID |
Use vendor ID. Enter the vendor ID in the Vendor ID field. |
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Enable Secure Remote Access |
FortiClient denies or allows the endpoint to connect to a VPN tunnel based on the tunnel's Host Tag configuration. See the Host Tag field description in SSL VPN and IPsec VPN. |
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Current Connection |
Select the current VPN tunnel. |
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Auto Connect |
Select a VPN tunnel for endpoints to automatically connect to when the end user logs into the endpoint. The end user must have established VPN connection manually at least once from FortiClient GUI. |
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Auto Connect Only When Off-Fabric |
Autoconnect to the selected VPN tunnel only when EMS considers the endpoint off-fabric. See On-fabric Detection Rules. |
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Always Up Max Tries |
Maximum number of attempts to retry a VPN connection lost due to network issues. If set to 0, it retries indefinitely. |
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