[CentOS/Rocky/RHEL] Forticlient installation

 Method 1:

Rocky 8 (and newer), Centos 7 (and newer) and Redhat 7 (and newer)

Install yum-utils:

yum install yum-utils

Add repo

sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo  https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.4/centos/8/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

Install FortiClient

sudo yum install forticlient


Method 2:

Direct RPM Download Link:

Installation

Download the FortiClient VPN RPM package from https://links.fortinet.com/forticlient/rhel/vpnagent - this will normally be downloaded to the Downloads folder in your user's home folder. In the file browser navigate to this folder and double click on the forticlient_vpn_X.XX.XXXX_x86_64.rpm file and click Install in the software install window.

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Configuration

Launch FortiClient using the shield icon in the top bar and then click 'Configure VPN'.

Rocky Linux FortiClient7 setup 22-02-49.png

Ensure that SSL-VPN is selected, enter a connection name (e.g. FMRIB VPN) and then in the Remote Gateway box enter

https://vpn.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fmrib

into the Remote Gateway field.

Click 'save'.

Rocky Linux FortiClient7 setup 22-06-07.png

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