UI settings

The <ui> </ui> XML tags contain user interface-related information.

<forticlient_configuration>

<system>

<ui>

<ads>0</ads>

<disable_backup>0</disable_backup>

<allow_shutdown_when_registered>1</allow_shutdown_when_registered>

<default_tab>AV</default_tab>

<flashing_system_tray_icon>1</flashing_system_tray_icon>

<hide_system_tray_icon>0</hide_system_tray_icon>

<suppress_admin_prompt>0</suppress_admin_prompt>

<show_host_tag>0</show_host_tag>

<password>Encrypted/NonEncrypted_PasswordString</password>

<hide_user_info>0</hide_user_info>

<culture-code>os-default</culture-code>

<gpu_rendering>0</gpu_rendering>

<dont_modify_cookies>0</dont_modify_cookies>

<replacement_messages>

<quarantine>

<title>

<title>

<![CDATA[]]>

</title>

</title>

<statement>

<remediation>

<![CDATA[]]>

</remediation>

</statement>

<remediation>

<remediation>

<![CDATA[]]>

</remediation>

</remediation>

</quarantine>

</replacement_messages>

<avatars>

<enabled>[0|1]</enabled>

<providers>

<google>

<clientid>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientid>

<clientsecret>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientsecret>

<redirecturl>

<![CDATA[]]>

</redirecturl>

</google>

<linkedin>

<clientid>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientid>

<clientsecret>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientsecret>

<redirecturl>

<![CDATA[]]>

</redirecturl>

</linkedin>

<salesforce>

<clientid>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientid>

<clientsecret>

<![CDATA[]]>

</clientsecret>

<redirecturl>

<![CDATA[]]>

</redirecturl>

</salesforce>

</providers>

</avatars>

</ui>

</system>

</forticlient_configuration>

The following table provides the XML tags for UI settings, as well as the descriptions and default values where applicable:

XML tag	Description	Default value
<ads>	Advertisements (dashboard banner) in the FortiClient do not display, even when set to 1. FortiClient ignores this setting. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<disable_backup>	Disallow users from backing up the FortiClient configuration. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<allow_shutdown_when_registered>	Allows user to shut down FortiClient while registered to EMS. This feature is only available for FortiClient (Windows). Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<default_tab>	The tab selected by default in the FortiClient. Enter one of the following: AV: Malware Protection WF: Web Filter FW: Application Firewall VPN: Remote Access VULN: Vulnerability Scan	AV
<flashing_system_tray_icon>	Enable the flashing system tray icon. The system tray flashes while FortiClient background processes are running. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<hide_system_tray_icon>	Hide or display the FortiClient system tray icon. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<suppress_admin_prompt>	Do not ask for an administrator password for tasks that require superuser permissions to complete. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<show_host_tag>	Display the applied host tag on the FortiClient. EMS applies host tags based on compliance verification rules. See the FortiClient EMS Administration Guide for details. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<password>	Enter an encrypted or non-encrypted password to set the configuration lock upon connecting with a FortiGate.
<hide_user_info>	Hide the User Details panel where the user can provide user details (avatar, name, phone number, email address), and link to a social media (LinkedIn, Google, Salesforce) account.	0
<culture-code>	The localized language that FortiClient displays in. Enter one of the following: os-default: Defaults to the OS language de-de: German en-us: English (United States) es-es: Spanish (Spain) fr-fr: French (France) ja-jp: Japanese pt-br: Portuguese (Brazil) kr-kr: Korean zh-cn: Simplified Chinese zh-tw: Traditional Chinese	os-default
<gpu_rendering>	Enable GPU rendering. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<dont_modify_cookies>	When enabled, FortiClient does not modify cookies from SAML authentication using the FortiClient internal browser. When disabled, FortiClient adds an expiry date and time to the session-only cookies. In some SAML authentication scenarios, modifying cookies may be necessary for proper password saving. Disabling this option is recommended if you encounter SAML password saving issues. FortiClient (macOS) does not support this element. Boolean value: [0 | 1]
<replacement_messages>	Display a message in FortiClient when the endpoint is quarantined. You can customize the message.
<avatars> elements	Contains the elements for configuring whether FortiClient retrieves an avatar picture for the endpoint user from web applications, such as Google, LinkedIn, or Salesforce.
<enabled>	Enable FortiClient to retrieve an avatar picture for the user from web applications, such as Google, LinkedIn, or Salesforce. Boolean value: [0 | 1]
<providers>	Identifies which cloud applications FortiClient uses to retrieve an avatar picture for the endpoint users.
<google>	Settings that allow FortiClient uses to retrieve an avatar picture from Google. Integration with Google requires a Google API Console project.
<clientid>	Enter your Google API Console project's client ID.
<clientsecret>	Enter your Google API Console project's client secret.
<redirecturl>	Enter your Google API Console project's redirect URL.
<linkedin>	Settings that allow FortiClient uses to retrieve an avatar picture from LinkedIn. Integration with LinkedIn requires LinkedIn Developers knowledge.
<clientid>	Enter your LinkedIn client ID.
<clientsecret>	Enter your LinkedIn client secret.
<redirecturl>	Enter your LinkedIn URL.
<salesforce>	Settings that allow FortiClient uses to retrieve an avatar picture from Salesforce. Integration with Salesforce requires Salesforce Developers knowledge.
<clientid>	Enter your Salesforce client ID.
<clientsecret>	Enter your Salesforce client secret.
<redirecturl>	Enter your Salesforce redirect URL.

Following is an example replacement message:

<replacement_messages>

<quarantine>

<title>

<![CDATA[Quarantined]]>

</title>

<statement>

<![CDATA[Your system has been quarantined by %FortiGate% %serial number% (%ip address%).]]>

</statement>

<remediation>

<![CDATA[Contact your system administrator for assistance.]]>

</remediation>

</quarantine>

</replacement_messages>