Install Forticlient With SSO For Windows

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A VPN adds a layer of protection to your online activities and encrypts the connection between your pc and the site you are browsing. VPNs are beneficial especially when you are using the Wi-Fi of a public network because some public networks are not secure and can be breached. That is why almost all organizations configure VPN on their network so their employees can access company data and PC’s remotely from home or any place through a secure VPN connection.
In this tutorial, we will configure Forticlient with SSO since our organization has enabled SSO on our Fortigate Firewall followed by AzureAD conditional access policies.

1. Download Forticlient on your PC

Access the Forticlient Website https://www.fortinet.com and download Forticlient depending on the O/S version you have. The link below will directly download Forticlient for Windwos PC
https://links.fortinet.com/forticlient/win/vpnagent

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Once the download is complete, Run the installation file

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Once the installation is complete, you should see the Forticlient blue shield Icon appear on your taskbar in the bottom right

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2. Configure Forticlient

Open the Forticlient app on your desktop or double click on the icon in the taskbar
Check the “I acknowledge” box then Click “I accept

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Next click on Configure VPN to setup the connection to your organization

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Make sure the “SSL-VPN” tab is selected
Configure the VPN Connection as follows:
1- Connection Name: Your Company Name
2- Remote Gateway: vpn.companyname.qc.ca
3- Check Customize Port and enter 10443
4- Check Enable Single Sign On (SSO) for VPN Tunnel
5- Click Save

VPN Configure

Click on SAML Login and connect using your Office365 credentials

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Once the connection is successful, You should see the result below and be able to connect to your company network and PC.

If you need to change the configuration for your Forticlient settings
Open Forticlient -> Click on the 3 dashes and “Edit the selected connection”