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Connecting to the VPN tunnel in FortiClient

Connecting to the VPN tunnel in FortiClient

To connect to the VPN tunnel in FortiClient:
  1. In FortiClient, go to the Remote Access tab.
  2. From the VPN Name dropdown list, select the desired VPN tunnel.
  3. From the Client Certificate dropdown list, select the newly installed certificate.
  4. Enable Auto Connect.
  5. Click Connect to establish connection to this VPN tunnel for the first time. This user's subsequent logons automatically bring up the VPN tunnel and use certificate authentication.

Connecting to the VPN tunnel in FortiClient

To connect to the VPN tunnel in FortiClient:
  1. In FortiClient, go to the Remote Access tab.
  2. From the VPN Name dropdown list, select the desired VPN tunnel.
  3. From the Client Certificate dropdown list, select the newly installed certificate.
  4. Enable Auto Connect.
  5. Click Connect to establish connection to this VPN tunnel for the first time. This user's subsequent logons automatically bring up the VPN tunnel and use certificate authentication.