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EMS Administration Guide

Introduction
- FortiClient EMS components
- Documentation
- BPS
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 EMS
  - Upgrading from an earlier FortiClient EMS version
  - Automatically upgrading EMS to the latest patch release
- Install preparation for managing Chromebooks
Installation and licensing
- Downloading the installation file
- Installing FortiClient EMS 7.4
- Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in
- Configuring EMS after installation
- Licensing FortiClient EMS
- 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
- Automating EMS DB backups using cron jobs
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
  - Defining exceptions for Firewall Detect & Block Exploits feature
- System Settings
- XML Configuration
Security Posture Tags
- Security Posture Tagging Rules
- Security Posture Tag Monitor
- FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS dynamic endpoint groups
  - Configuring FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS security posture tags
- Fabric Device Monitor
Fabric & Connectors
- Fabric Devices
- ZTNA Applications Catalog
FortiGuard Outbreak Alerts
Software Inventory
- Applications
- Hosts
Quarantine Management
- Files
- Allowlist
Administration
- Admin Users
- Admin roles
- Authentication Servers
- Configuring Admin User Settings
- SAML SSO
- Licenses
- 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
- Configuring user verification with SAML authentication and an Okta user account
System Settings
- Configuring EMS settings
- 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
Fabric connection setup using FortiGate as a load balancer
Creating a support package
Migrating to another EMS instance
FortiClient EMS API
Appendix A - FortiClient EMS services
Appendix B - CLI commands

Home FortiClient 7.4.1 EMS Administration Guide

7.4.1

Downloading the installation file

FortiClient EMS is available for download from the Fortinet Support website.

You can also receive installation files from a sales representative.

The following installation files are available for FortiClient EMS:

forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx.bin
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_migration_tool.zip
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_postgres-ha.tar.gz
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_postgresql15.tar.gz

For information about obtaining FortiClient EMS, contact your Fortinet reseller.

Downloading the installation file

FortiClient EMS is available for download from the Fortinet Support website.

You can also receive installation files from a sales representative.

The following installation files are available for FortiClient EMS:

forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx.bin
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_migration_tool.zip
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_postgres-ha.tar.gz
forticlientems_7.4.1.xxxx_postgresql15.tar.gz

For information about obtaining FortiClient EMS, contact your Fortinet reseller.

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Downloading the installation file

Downloading the installation file

Downloading the installation file

Downloading the installation file