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FortiGuard Distribution Servers (FDS)

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Appendix A - FortiGuard Distribution Servers (FDS)

In order for Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient to request and retrieve updates from FDS, please configure the necessary settings based on the items listed below:

  • Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient accesses FDS for antivirus and attack updates through TCP/SSL port 443.
  • If there is a proxy server between Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient and FDS, Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient uses port 80 to communicate with the proxy server by default and connects to the proxy server using HTTP protocol.

FortiGuard Center update support

You can configure Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient as a local FDS to provide FortiGuard updates to FortiClient endpoints. The following table lists which updates are available per platform/version:

Platform Version Antivirus Vulnerability Scan Software
FortiClient
(Windows)
  • 5.6.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
ü ü ü
FortiClient
(Mac OS X)
  • 5.6.0 and later
  • 6.0.1 and later
ü ü ü

Appendix A - FortiGuard Distribution Servers (FDS)

In order for Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient to request and retrieve updates from FDS, please configure the necessary settings based on the items listed below:

  • Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient accesses FDS for antivirus and attack updates through TCP/SSL port 443.
  • If there is a proxy server between Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient and FDS, Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient uses port 80 to communicate with the proxy server by default and connects to the proxy server using HTTP protocol.

FortiGuard Center update support

You can configure Micro-FortiGuard Server for FortiClient as a local FDS to provide FortiGuard updates to FortiClient endpoints. The following table lists which updates are available per platform/version:

Platform Version Antivirus Vulnerability Scan Software
FortiClient
(Windows)
  • 5.6.0 and later
  • 6.0.0 and later
ü ü ü
FortiClient
(Mac OS X)
  • 5.6.0 and later
  • 6.0.1 and later
ü ü ü