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EMS Administration Guide

Introduction
- FortiClient EMS components
- Documentation
Getting started
- Getting started with managing Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- Getting started with managing Chromebooks
Installation preparation
- System requirements
- License types
  - FortiClient EMS
  - Component applications
- Required services and ports
- Management capacity
- FortiClient Telemetry security features
- Server readiness checklist for installation
- Upgrading from an earlier FortiClient EMS version
- Install preparation for managing Chromebooks
Installation and licensing
- Downloading the installation file
- Installing FortiClient EMS
  - Installing FortiClient EMS to specify SQL Server Enterprise or Standard instance
- Installing FortiClient EMS using the CLI
  - Allowing remote access to FortiClient EMS and using custom port numbers
  - Customizing the SQL Server Express install directory
- Starting FortiClient EMS and logging in
- Configuring EMS after installation
- Licensing FortiClient EMS
- Specifying different ports
- Upgrading Microsoft SQL Server Express to Microsoft SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
- Uninstalling FortiClient EMS
- Installation and setup for managing Chromebooks
  - Google Admin Console setup
  - Service account credentials
    - Configuring default service account credentials
    - Configuring unique service account credentials
- Verifying ports and services and connection between EMS and FortiClient
GUI
- Banner
- Left pane
- Content pane
Dashboard
- Viewing the Status
- Viewing the Vulnerability Scan dashboard
- Viewing Chromebook Status
Endpoint management
- Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- Group assignment rules
- Google Domains
Deployment & Installers
- Manage Deployment
- FortiClient Installer
Endpoint Policy & Components
- Manage Policies
- CA Certificates
- On-fabric Detection Rules
Chromebook Policy
Endpoint Profiles
- Editing a default profile
- Creating a new profile
- Adding a new Chromebook profile
- Managing profiles
- Remote Access
- ZTNA Destinations
- Web Filter
- Vulnerability Scan
- Malware Protection
- Sandbox
- Firewall
- System Settings
  - Configuring identity compliance for endpoints
- XML Configuration
Zero Trust Tags
- Zero Trust Tagging Rules
- Zero Trust Tag Monitor
- FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS dynamic endpoint groups
  - Configuring FortiOS dynamic policies using EMS dynamic endpoint groups
  - Restricting VPN access to rogue/non-compliant devices with Security Fabric
- Fabric Device Monitor
FortiGuard Outbreak Alerts
Software Inventory
- Applications
- Hosts
Quarantine Management
- Files
- Allowlist
Administration
- Administrators
- Admin roles
- Configuring User Settings
- Fabric Devices
  - Configuring EMS to share tagging information with multiple FortiGates
- SAML SSO
- Licenses
- Log Viewer
- Generate Diagnostic Logs
- Marking all endpoints as uninstalled
User Management
- Authorized User Groups
- Verified Users
- Unverified Users
- Local users
- SAML Configuration
- Invitations
- Configuring user verification with an LDAP server for authentication
- Configuring user verification with SAML authentication and an LDAP domain user account
System Settings
- Configuring EMS settings
- Configuring Logs settings
- Configuring FortiGuard Services settings
- Alerts
- Custom Messages
  - Customizing the endpoint quarantine message
  - Customizing Web Filter messages
- Feature Select
Multitenancy
- Enabling and configuring multitenancy
- Global and per-site configuration
  - Global configuration
  - Site level configuration
- Left pane with multitenancy enabled
- Editing a site
- Adding a multitenancy administrator
- Logging into EMS with multitenancy enabled
Redundancy
- Fabric connection setup using traffic manager
- Fabric connection setup using FortiGate as an LB
- Azure SQL managed instance
- Configuring EMS HA using AWS RDS Microsoft SQL Server
Creating a support package
Migrating to another EMS instance
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Help with licensing

For licensing issues with FortiClient EMS, contact the licensing team at Fortinet Technical Assistance Center (TAC):

Phone: +1-866-648-4638
Technical support: support.fortinet.com/

Help with licensing

For licensing issues with FortiClient EMS, contact the licensing team at Fortinet Technical Assistance Center (TAC):

Phone: +1-866-648-4638
Technical support: support.fortinet.com/

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