Virtual Desktop Enhancements - Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Manual

What's new in FortiOS Version 4.0 MR1

Virtual Desktop enhancements

FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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Variable
<portal_name>
host-check
{none | av | fw |
av-fw | custom}
host-check-interval
<seconds>
In FortiOS 4.0 MR1, the virtual desktop is more configurable and can interact with
removable media, network shares, and printers.
To configure Virtual Desktop - web-based manager
1 Go to VPN > SSL > Portal.
2 Select the Edit icon for the web portal.
3 Select the Settings button.
4 Select the Virtual Desktop tab.
5 Enter the following information and select OK.
Figure 2: Configuring Virtual Desktop
Enable Virtual Desktop
Allow switching between
virtual desktop and regular
desktop
Allow clipboard contents to
be shared with regular
desktop
Allow use of removable
media
Allow network share access Enable to allow the user to copy files between the virtual
Description
Enter the portal name.
Select the type of host check.
none — no host check
av — antivirus software required
fw — firewall software required
av-fw — antivirus and firewall software required
custom — check for software defined in config
vpn ssl web host-check-software
Enter period between host checks, in seconds.
Range 120 to 259 200. Enter 0 to disable repeated
host checks.
Enable the virtual desktop and the following settings. If this is
not enabled, user has browser access on the regular desktop.
By default, the regular desktop is not accessible while the
virtual desktop is active. With this option enabled, user can
switch between them.
Enable to allow cut-and-paste operations between the virtual
desktop and the regular desktop.
Enable to allow the user to copy files between the virtual
desktop and removable media such as USB drives.
desktop and network drives.
SSL VPN enhancements
Default
No default.
none
0
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