EMS Administration Guide

Introduction
- FortiClient EMS components
- Documentation
Getting started
- Getting started with managing Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- Getting started with managing Chromebooks
Installation preparation
- System requirements
- License types
  - FortiClient EMS
  - Component applications
- Required services and ports
- Telemetry data usage requirements
- Management capacity
- FortiClient Telemetry security features
- Server readiness checklist for installation
- Upgrading from an earlier FortiClient EMS version
- Install preparation for managing Chromebooks
Installation and licensing
- Downloading the installation file
- Installing FortiClient EMS
  - Installing FortiClient EMS to specify SQL Server Enterprise or Standard instance
- Installing FortiClient EMS using the CLI
  - Allowing remote access to FortiClient EMS and using custom port numbers
  - Customizing the SQL Server Express install directory
- Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in
- Configuring EMS after installation
- Licensing FortiClient EMS
- Specifying different ports
- Upgrading Microsoft SQL Server Express to Microsoft SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
- Uninstalling FortiClient EMS
- Installation and setup for managing Chromebooks
  - Google Admin Console setup
  - Service account credentials
    - Configuring default service account credentials
    - Configuring unique service account credentials
- Verifying ports and services and connection between EMS and FortiClient
GUI
- Banner
- Left pane
- Content pane
Dashboard
- Viewing the Status
- Viewing the Vulnerability Scan dashboard
- Viewing the Forensics Analysis dashboard
- Viewing the PUA dashboard
- Viewing Chromebook Status
Endpoint management
- Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- Group assignment rules
- Google Domains
Deployment & Installers
- Manage Deployment
- FortiClient Installer
Endpoint Policy & Components
- Manage Policies
- CA Certificates
- On-fabric Detection Rules
  - Source IP address anchoring for IPsec VPN
Chromebook Policy
Endpoint Profiles
- Editing a default profile
- Creating a new profile
- Adding a new Chromebook profile
- Managing profiles
- Remote Access
- ZTNA Destinations
  - Wildcard support for ZTNA FQDN rules
  - FQDN-based ZTNA TCP forwarding services
- Web Filter
- Video Filter
- Vulnerability Scan
- Malware Protection
- Sandbox
- Firewall
  - Define exceptions for Firewall Detect & Block Exploits feature
- System Settings
- XML Configuration
Zero Trust Tags
- Zero Trust Tagging Rules
- Zero Trust Tag Monitor
- FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS dynamic endpoint groups
  - Configuring FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS ZTNA tags
  - Restricting VPN access to rogue/non-compliant devices with Security Fabric
- Fabric Device Monitor
FortiGuard Outbreak Alerts
Software Inventory
- Applications
- Hosts
Quarantine Management
- Files
- Allowlist
Administration
- Admin Users
- Admin roles
- Authentication Servers
- Configuring Admin User Settings
- Fabric Devices
  - Configuring EMS to share tagging information with multiple FortiGates
  - Configuring FortiGate per-VDOM connection
- SAML SSO
- Log Viewer
- Generate Diagnostic Logs
- Marking all endpoints as uninstalled
User Management
- Authorized User Groups
- Verified Users
- Unverified Users
- Local users
- SAML Configuration
- Invitations
- Configuring user verification with an LDAP server for authentication
- Configuring user verification with SAML authentication and an LDAP domain user account
- Configuring user verification with Entra ID authentication
- Configuring user verification with SAML authentication and an Entra ID server user account
System Settings
- Configuring EMS settings
  - Generating a QR code for centrally managing FortiClient (Android) and (iOS) endpoints
  - Persistent connection
- Configuring Logs settings
  - Sending EMS system log messages to FortiAnalyzer
- Configuring FortiGuard Services settings
- EMS Server Certificates
  - Adding an SSL certificate to FortiClient EMS
- Alerts
- Custom Messages
  - Customizing the endpoint quarantine message
  - Customizing Web Filter messages
- Feature Select
- MDM Integration
  - Deploying ZTNA certificates to FortiClient mobile via MDM
Multitenancy
- Enabling and configuring multitenancy
- Global and per-site configuration
  - Global configuration
  - Site level configuration
- Left pane with multitenancy enabled
- Editing a site
- Adding a multitenancy administrator
- Logging into EMS with multitenancy enabled
Redundancy
- HA using one SQL server
- Fabric connection setup using traffic manager
- Fabric connection setup using FortiGate as a load balancer
- Azure SQL managed instance
- Configuring EMS HA using AWS RDS Microsoft SQL Server
Creating a support package
Migrating to another EMS instance
FortiClient EMS API
Appendix - FortiClient EMS services

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7.2.4

Getting started

This section provides information on getting started with managing Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints and managing Chromebooks:

Getting started

This section provides information on getting started with managing Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints and managing Chromebooks:

Secure Networking

Hybrid Mesh Firewall

NOC Management

LAN

WAN

Unified SASE

Single Vendor SASE

Cloud Network Security

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Web Application / API Protection

Security Operations

Security Operations Automation

Identity

Early Detection & Prevention

Secure Networking

Hybrid Mesh Firewall

NOC Management

LAN

WAN

Communication & Surveillance

Unified SASE

Single Vendor SASE

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Cloud Network Security

Cloud-Native Security

Web Application / API Protection

Security Operations

Security Operations Automation

Endpoint

Data Protection

Identity

Email

Early Detection & Prevention

Expert Services

Edge Firewall

Orchestration & management

SD Branch

Application Delivery

Single Vendor SASE

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Secure Private Access

Thin Edge

Identity

Application Gateway

Enterprise Asset Management

Endpoint Agent

Agentless Security Posture

Identity

Wireless

Switching

Identity

Privilege Acccess Management

Next Generation Firewall

Orchestration & management

Expert Services

All

All

Account Management

SAAS Management

SAAS Application Security

Managed Services

Platform as a service (PAAS)

Other SAAS Services

4D Pillars

Cloud

Popular Solutions

EMS Administration Guide

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