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You can customize the FortiClient installation and use the Active Directory Server to install
different customized installations on different computers.
The following is a general description of how to deploy the FortiClient software to remote
computers using Active Directory Server. For more details, see the Active Directory
manuals or online help.
To complete this procedure, you must log on as a member of the Domain Administrators
security group, the Enterprise Administrators security group, or the Group Policy Creator
Owners security group.
To deploy FortiClient using Active Directory Server
1 Put the FortiClient MSI installation file into a shared folder.
2 Open the Group Policy Object Editor.
3 Select Computer Configuration.
4 Select Software Settings.
5 Right-click Software Installation, select New, and then select Package.
6 Select the FortiClient MSI installation file and select Open.
7 In Deploy Software, select Assigned.
You can place the FortiClient.msi file in a shared network folder from which users can
install the FortiClient application. The FortiClient.msi file is a compressed archive
containing all of the needed files. Creating an uncompressed set of installation files can
improve installation speed, especially if the customized FortiClient application does not
contain all features.
To create a network installer
1 Create or choose a shared network folder for the installation.
2 From the folder that contains the FortiClient.msi file, execute the following command:
msiexec /qb /a FortiClient.msi TARGETDIR=<location>
where <location> is the path to the shared network folder where you want to place
the uncompressed installation files, for example c:\fc_installer\.
The shared network folder contains a FortiClient.msi file that is smaller than the original
because the other files have been decompressed into a set of subfolders. To install the
customized FortiClient application on their own computer, users simply execute the
FortiClient.msi file.
You can install the FortiClient Endpoint Security application from a .zip or .exe package
and configure it for central management. The installed FortiClient application can either
accept management from a FortiManager unit at a specific IP address, or discover
FortiManager units on its network.
For information about centrally managing FortiClient PCs with FortiManager, see the
FortiClient Manager chapter of the
Managing FortiClient with FortiManager
FortiManager Administration Guide.
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