Creating FortiClient VPNs
Overview
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Creating FortiClient VPNs
This chapter describes how create policy-based, route-based, and SSL VPNs using
FortiClient, FortiGate, or FortiClient Manager.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Configuring VPN connections using FortiClient
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Configuring VPN connections on FortiGate units
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Configuring VPN connections using FortiManager
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Configuring VPN connections using custom installations
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Configuring the FortiGate gateway as a policy server
Overview
There are several ways to create VPN connections for remote users:
• FortiClient
• FortiGate
• FortiManager
• Custom installation
Configuring VPN connections using FortiClient
FortiClient Endpoint Security can establish a VPN tunnel between your computer and a
FortiGate unit or other VPN gateway. You can set up a VPN using one of the following
types in
VPN > Connections
:
• Automatic IPsec
• Manual IPsec
• SSL VPN
See the
FortiClient Endpoint Security Guide
for more information on how to configure
VPNs in FortiClient.
Configuring VPN connections on FortiGate units
There are several ways to configure FortiGate units to accept VPN connections from
FortiClient users.
• A policy-based VPN.
• A route-based VPN.
• SSL VPN.
For information on how to set up VPN connections using a FortiGate unit, see the
FortiGate Administration Guide
.
