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What is FortiClient?

Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.

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The great software for remote support

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 4, 2022
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use this tool for remote access including laptops and computers for working from home staff. Prevent unauthorised access. Also works as antivirus to detect any potential vi...
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Mxolisi Vusumuzi Gamede
Technician - Information Technology
IT Technician
Interactive Solutions SA
FortiClient2 years of experience

FortiClient and Fortinet for Security and Peace of Mind

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 28, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We currently are using FortiClinet in our organization across multiple locations for secure VPN access into our network. We implemented this program before the shift to workin...
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Scott Anderson
Administrator - Corporate
IT Administrator
KPFF
FortiClient5 years of experience

FortiClient Review

Rating: 1 out of 10
April 16, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Access to electronic medical record system from outside our facilities, e.g. from home or outside office hours.
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John Fitzgerald
Professional - Professional Services
Medical Director
American Pain Consortium/Center for Pain Management
FortiClient1 year of experience

Great and Useful Endpoint Security Software

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 20, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have been using FortiClient as our endpoint security for the past five years. We integrate it with our FortiGate firewall for improved network and malware security. It has ...
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Rene Sabillon
Manager - Information Technology
IT Manager
American Textiles & Apparel
FortiClient5 years of experience

FortiClient

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 9, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use it to access a customer's network and I need to trust it. And I do. It helps me do my job and I'm not worried about my data or my customer's network being sniffed, the s...
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Saira Sandoval
Engineer - Engineering
Especialista en Redes
Bradescard
FortiClient3 years of experience
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What is FortiClient?

Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.

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Features

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Product Details

What is FortiClient?

FortiClient is a Fabric Agent that delivers protection, compliance, and secure access in a single, modular lightweight client. A Fabric Agent is a bit of endpoint software that runs on an endpoint, such as a laptop or mobile device and communicates with the Fortinet Security Fabric to provide information, visibility, and control to that device.

The Unified FortiClient agent provides enhanced security capabilities by adding AI-based next-generation antivirus (NGAV), endpoint quarantine, and application firewall, as well as support for cloud sandbox, USB device control, and ransomware protection.

Additionally, the Unified FortiClient agent enables remote workers to securely connect to the network using zero-trust principles. This edition enables both Universal ZTNA- and VPN-encrypted tunnels, as well as URL filtering and cloud access security broker (CASB). FortiSASE provides cloud-hosted Universal ZTNA, CASB, and SWG and includes the Unified FortiClient agent. Central management via FortiClient EMS is included.

And to simplify the initial deployment and offload ongoing monitoring, Fortinet offers Endpoint-focused managed services to provide complete operation of the FortiClient solution, providing set up, deployment, configuration, vulnerability monitoring, and overall endpoint security monitoring.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.

Reviewers rate Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Malware Detection highest, with a score of 9.7.

The most common users of FortiClient are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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The great software for remote support

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 04, 2022
MV
Mxolisi Vusumuzi Gamede
IT Technician
Interactive Solutions SA (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
FortiClient
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use this tool for remote access including laptops and computers for working from home staff. Prevent unauthorised access. Also works as antivirus to detect any potential virus and threats from our devices. Protects staff by using Multifactor Authentication when they have to connect in VPN Connection is more secured between FortiGate firewall and encryption to access our servers and network devices.
Pros
  • Provide a secured connection between servers and devices.
  • Provides vulnerability scanning to detect outdated software and other security issues.
  • Helps in web filtering in unsecured websites.
Cons
  • The must create automatic updates for new version software.
  • The pricing of the solution should be less expensive.
Likelihood to Recommend
I use FortiClient day-to-day to help working from home staff to access remote connection and share files by installing and configurations. It helps us connect to our office servers while working remotely. Help companies to make investments against cyber-crime and protect their servers by mitigating the risk of cyberattacks from unauthorized access.

FortiClient and Fortinet for Security and Peace of Mind

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 28, 2021
SA
Scott Anderson
IT Administrator
KPFF (Architecture & Planning, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
FortiClient
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We currently are using FortiClinet in our organization across multiple locations for secure VPN access into our network. We implemented this program before the shift to working from home in 2020 and it made the transition extremely smooth for everyone across the organization. Recently, we combined this with M365 in order to allow for MFA authentication to further secure connections from individuals workings from home.
Pros
  • Secures access from users workings from home
  • Easy to setup and implement
  • Combines anti-virus and VPN access within one tool
Cons
  • Implementing MFA within M365 was confusing to configure
  • Auto-updating of versions would be a great feature
Likelihood to Recommend
The best scenario for use of FortiClient was made clear to us over the last year and a half. It made the transition from working in the office to working from home seamless. We were fortunate enough to have already implemented FortiClient prior to the shift to working from home, so there was no scramble to get things in place to keep employees productive.

FortiClient Review

Rating: 1 out of 10
April 16, 2021
JF
John Fitzgerald
Medical Director
American Pain Consortium/Center for Pain Management (Medical Practice, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
FortiClient
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Access to electronic medical record system from outside our facilities, e.g. from home or outside office hours.
Pros
  • Provides a random barrier to workflow
  • Almost nothing except allowing occasional and unpredictable access to our electronic medical records platform
  • Absolutely nothing else
Cons
  • font way too small on login, unable to select an option, for example, to see each letter of password as typed promotes errors at login
  • login errors and failure rate extremely high as [reported] by all our physicians and other providers: not infrequently one will have to return to office after hours in order to complete charts or access charts to answer patient after hours questions
  • frequent disconnects in spite of excellent internet signal
  • unacceptable interruptions in patient care
Likelihood to Recommend
Have not seen any utility to this product.

Great and Useful Endpoint Security Software

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 20, 2020
RS
Rene Sabillon
IT Manager
American Textiles & Apparel (Apparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
FortiClient
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have been using FortiClient as our endpoint security for the past five years. We integrate it with our FortiGate firewall for improved network and malware security. It has it's own web filtering option, which can protect you against malicious and dangerous sites when you're connected to unsecured networks. It updates it's database constantly, so you don't have to worry about new threats. It has its own built-in VPN, which you can use to connect to your private network through the Fortinet firewall.
Pros
  • Real-time protection against malware and malicious websites
  • Integrated VPN, firewall, and vulnerability detection
Cons
  • Application updates could be improved a little. (Not the database, the database updates are perfectly fine.)
Likelihood to Recommend
FortiClient is a tool that is easy to install, the user interface is easy to understand, and it comes packed with great security tools that work even better when you connect the endpoint to the Fortinet FortiGate firewall.

FortiClient

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 09, 2019
SS
Saira Sandoval
Especialista en Redes
Bradescard (Financial Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
FortiClient
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use it to access a customer's network and I need to trust it. And I do. It helps me do my job and I'm not worried about my data or my customer's network being sniffed, the service seems to be reliable. I connect once a day and the connection lasts all the time. It doesn't route all my traffic to the destination VPN server, instead, only the resources being accessed in their network are transferred by FortiClient.
Pros
  • FortiClient is easy to set up and get running on Windows 10.
  • You can set up and connect very quickly and, according to you connection's reliability, it never goes down.
  • It's fast (not much overhead) and doesn't impact the computer's performance even on the system's start-up.
Cons
  • Troubles on Windows 7 systems
Likelihood to Recommend
All you need to know is the IP or DNS from the VPN Server, a username and a password.
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