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EMS Administration Guide

Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in

Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in

FortiClient EMS runs as a service on Windows computers.

To start FortiClient EMS and log in:
  1. Double-click the FortiClient Endpoint Management Server icon.
  2. By default, the admin user account has no password. Sign in with the username admin and no password.
  3. EMS now directs you to add a password for increased security. Change the password following the rules shown. Click Save.

  4. Configure FortiClient EMS by going to System Settings.
Note

If you do not add the admin password upon initial login, EMS directs you to add a password each time the admin user account logs in.

Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in

FortiClient EMS runs as a service on Windows computers.

To start FortiClient EMS and log in:
  1. Double-click the FortiClient Endpoint Management Server icon.
  2. By default, the admin user account has no password. Sign in with the username admin and no password.
  3. EMS now directs you to add a password for increased security. Change the password following the rules shown. Click Save.

  4. Configure FortiClient EMS by going to System Settings.
Note

If you do not add the admin password upon initial login, EMS directs you to add a password each time the admin user account logs in.