Installation; Overview; Forticlient Software Packages; Windows Executable (.Exe) Installer - Fortinet Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Manual

Installation

Installation

Overview

FortiClient software packages

Windows executable (.exe) installer

MSI installer

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This chapter describes how to install FortiClient.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Overview
• FortiClient software packages
• Standard FortiClient Installation
You can install FortiClient directly from the
such as your network.
Fortinet provides different installation packages for FortiClient software. The two main
types of default installation packages for FortiClient software are:
• a Windows executable (.exe) file
• a .zip file (compressed archive) containing a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package,
language transform files and the FCRepackager tool
The 64-bit versions of these files have "_x64" in the name. If you are running 64-bit
Windows, you must use a 64-bit installation package.
The Windows executable (.exe) installer provides easy installation on a single computer
by the end user. Any existing FortiClient installation on the computer is upgraded. The
FortiClient Endpoint Security User Guide
installers.
To install the FortiClient software - Windows executable installer
1 Double-click the FortiClient installer program file.
2 Follow the instructions on the screen, selecting Next to proceed through the installation
options.
When the installation has completed, the FortiClient Configuration Wizard begins,
unless you are upgrading an existing installation.
The MSI installer in the .zip file package is customizable for a larger roll-out to many
computers in an organization. This customization procedures in this chapter use the .zip
file package exclusively. You can deploy the customized MSI installer to your users and
they can install it following the simple instructions in the
Guide. You can preconfigure all application settings, including the configuration for
centralized management by a FortiManager system. For more information, see
Installer Packages" on page
Fortinet Web site
provides information about using these
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or from a custom location,
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