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Administration Guide

Installation requirements

Installation requirements

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

OS support

Minimum system requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • Compatible OS 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 2019 or newer

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • Compatible OS 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 Ventura (version 13)
  • macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • macOS Big Sur (version 11)

  • Apple Mac computer with Intel processor or M1 or M2 chip
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 20 MB of hard disk drive space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or newer
  • Debian 11 or newer
  • Red Hat 7.4 or newer
  • CentOS Stream 8, 7.4 or newer
  • Fedora 36 or newer

with KDE or GNOME

  • Linux-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible OS 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, Web Filter, 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

Installation requirements

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

OS support

Minimum system requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • Compatible OS 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 2019 or newer

  • Microsoft Windows-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent. FortiClient does not support ARM-based processors.
  • Compatible OS 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 Ventura (version 13)
  • macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • macOS Big Sur (version 11)

  • Apple Mac computer with Intel processor or M1 or M2 chip
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 20 MB of hard disk drive space
  • TCP/IP communication protocol
  • Ethernet NIC for network connections
  • Wireless adapter for wireless network connections

Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or newer
  • Debian 11 or newer
  • Red Hat 7.4 or newer
  • CentOS Stream 8, 7.4 or newer
  • Fedora 36 or newer

with KDE or GNOME

  • Linux-compatible computer with Intel processor or equivalent
  • Compatible OS 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, Web Filter, 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.