Viewing the Endpoints pane
You can view information about endpoints on the Endpoints pane.
To view the Endpoints pane:
- Go to Endpoints, and select All Endpoints, a domain, or workgroup.
The list of endpoints, a quick status bar, and a toolbar display in the content pane.
Option
Description
Not Installed
Number of endpoints that do not have FortiClient installed. Click to display the list of endpoints without FortiClient installed.
Not Registered
Number of endpoints that are not connected to FortiClient EMS. Click to display the list of disconnected endpoints.
Out-Of-Sync
Number of endpoints with an out-of-sync profile. Click to display the list of endpoints with out-of-sync profiles.
Security Risk
Number of endpoints that are security risks. Click to display the list of endpoints that are security risks.
Quarantined
Number of endpoints that EMS has quarantined. Click to display the list of quarantined endpoints.
Endpoints
Click the checkbox to select all endpoints displayed in the content pane.
Show/Hide Heading
Click to hide or display the following column headings: Device, User, IP, Configurations, Connections, and Alerts and Events.
Show/Hide Full Group Path
Click to hide or display the full path for the group that the endpoint belongs to.
Refresh
Click to refresh the list of endpoints.
Search All Fields
Enter a value and press Enter to search for the value in the list of endpoints.
Filters
Click to display and hide filters you can use to filter the list of endpoints.
Device
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays an icon to represent the OS on the endpoint, the hostname, and the endpoint group.
User
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays the name and icon of the user logged into the endpoint. Also displays the endpoint status:
- Online: endpoint has been seen within less than three keep alive timeouts.
- Away: endpoint has been offline for less than eight hours.
- Offline: endpoint has been offline for more than eight hours.
- Never Seen: endpoint has never been registered to EMS.
When using user-based licensing, you can use the dropdown list to view all registered users for this endpoint. The dropdown list displays the verified user and device username.
IP
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays the endpoint's IP address.
Configurations
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays the name of the policy assigned to the endpoint and its synchronization status.
Connections
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays the connection status between FortiClient and FortiClient EMS. If the endpoint is connected to a FortiGate, displays the FortiGate hostname.
Alerts and Events
Visible when headings are displayed. Displays FortiClient alerts and events for the endpoint.
- Click an endpoint to display its details in the content pane.
The following dropdown lists display in the toolbar for the selected endpoint:
Option
Description
Scan
Click to start a vulnerability or antivirus (AV) scan on the selected endpoint.
Patch
Click to patch all critical and high vulnerabilities on the selected endpoint. Choose one of the following options:
- Selected Vulnerabilities on Selected Clients
- Selected Vulnerabilities on All Affected Clients
- All Critical and High Vulnerabilities
Move to
Move the endpoint to a different group.
Action
Click to perform one of the following actions on the selected endpoint:
- Request FortiClient Logs
- Request Diagnostic Results
- Update Signatures
- Download Available FortiClient Logs
- Download Available Diagnostic Results
- Deregister
- Quarantine
- Un-quarantine
- Exclude from Management
- Revoke Client Certificate. This action is only available if the zero trust network access or endpoint protection platform license is applied and for endpoints running FortiClient 7.0.0 and later versions. Revoke the certificate that FortiClient uses to securely encrypt and tunnel TCP traffic through HTTPS to the FortiGate. You may want to revoke a certificate if it becomes compromised and can no longer be trusted. When a certificate is revoked, EMS prompts FortiOS and FortiClient with a new certificate signing request.
See FortiClient in the Fortinet Security Fabric. - Clear Events
- Mark as Uninstalled
- Set Importance
- Set Custom Tags. This option is only available if you have already created a custom tag.
- Delete Device
The following tabs are available in the content pane toolbar when you select an endpoint, depending on which FortiClient features are installed on the endpoint and enabled via the assigned profile:
Summary
<user name>
Displays the name of the user logged into the selected endpoint. Also displays the user's avatar, email address, and phone number if these are provided to FortiClient on the endpoint. If the user's LinkedIn, Google, Salesforce, or other cloud app account is linked in FortiClient, the username from the cloud application displays. Also displays the group that the endpoint belongs to in EMS.
Device
Displays the selected endpoint's hostname. You can enter an alias if desired.
OS
Displays the selected endpoint's operating system and version number.
IP
Displays the selected endpoint's MAC address.
Last Seen
Displays the last date and time that FortiClient sent a keep-alive message to EMS. This information is useful if FortiClient is offline because it indicates when the last keep-alive message occurred.
Location
Displays whether the selected endpoint is on- or off-fabric. You can also view any on-fabric detection rules that the endpoint is applicable for.
See On-fabric Detection Rules. Network Status
Displays the following information for the networks that the endpoint is connected to:
- MAC address
- IP address
- Gateway IP address
- Gateway MAC address
- SSID for Wi-Fi connections
Hardware Details
Displays the hardware model, vendor, CPU, RAM, and serial number information for the endpoint device, if available.
Zero Trust Tags
Displays which tags have been applied to the endpoint based on the Zero Trust tagging rules.
See Zero Trust Tags. FortiGuard Outbreak Detections
Displays which FortiGuard Outbreak tags have been applied to the endpoint based on the FortiGuard Outbreak Alerts service rules.
See FortiGuard Outbreak Alerts. Connection
Displays the connection status between the selected endpoint and FortiClient EMS.
Configuration
Displays the following information for the selected endpoint:
- Policy: Endpoint policy assigned to the selected endpoint
- Profile: Profiles assigned to the selected endpoint
- Off-fabric Profile: Off-fabric profiles assigned to the selected endpoint
- Installer: FortiClient installer used for the selected endpoint.
- FortiClient Version: FortiClient version installed on the selected endpoint.
- FortiClient Serial Number: Serial number for the selected endpoint's FortiClient license.
Classification Tags
Displays classification tags that are currently assigned to the endpoint. You can also assign a classification tag to the endpoint. Classification tags include the default importance level tags (low, medium, high, or critical), and custom tags. An endpoint can only have one default importance tag assigned, but can have multiple custom tags assigned. You can also unassign a tag from the endpoint, and create, assign, or delete a custom tag. To create a new custom tag, click the Add button, enter the desired tag, the click the + button. When you create a tag, it is available for assignment to all endpoints in the current site.
You can assign a classification tag to multiple endpoints by selecting the endpoints, then selecting Action > Set Importance or Set Custom Tags.
Tags that FortiClient EMS receives from FortiAnalyzer also display under Classification Tags.
Status
Displays one of the following statuses:
- Managed: Endpoint is managed by EMS.
- Quarantined: If quarantined, displays access code. The user can enter this access code in the affected endpoint's FortiClient to remove the endpoint from quarantine.
- Excluded: Endpoint is excluded from management by EMS.
Features
Displays which features are enabled for FortiClient.
Antivirus Events
Date
Displays the AV event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the AV event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
Cloud Scan Events
Date
Displays the cloud-based malware detection event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the cloud-based malware detection event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
Anti-Ransomware Events
Date
Displays the anti-ransomware event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the anti-ransomware event's message. The message may say that FortiClient detected ransomware on the endpoint, or that FortiClient restored a file that the detected ransomware encrypted.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
AntiExploit Events
Date
Displays the AntiExploit event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the AntiExploit event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
USB Device Events
Date
Displays the USB device event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the USB device event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
Sandbox Events
Date
Displays the sandbox event's date and time.
Message
Displays the sandbox event's message.
Rating
Displays the file's risk rating as retrieved from FortiSandbox.
Checksum
Displays the checksum for the file.
Download
Download a PDF version of the detailed report.
Magnifying glass
Click to view a more detailed report.
See Viewing Sandbox event details. Firewall Events
Date
Displays the firewall event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the firewall event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
Web Filter Events
Date
Displays the web filter event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the web filter event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read or delete it.
Vulnerability Events
Vulnerability
Displays the vulnerability's name. For example, Security update available for Adobe Reader.
Category
Displays the vulnerability's category. For example, Third Party App.
Application
Displays the name of the application with the vulnerability.
Severity
Displays the vulnerability's severity.
Patch Type
Displays the patch type for this vulnerability: Auto or Manual.
FortiGuard
Displays the FortiGuard ID number. If you click the FortiGuard ID number, it redirects you to FortiGuard where further information is provided if available.
System Events
Date
Displays the system event's date and time.
Count
Displays the number of occurrences for this event.
Message
Displays the system event's message.
Actions
Mark the event as read.