Creating Forticlient Vpns; Overview; Configuring Vpn Connections Using Forticlient; Configuring Vpn Connections On Fortigate Units - Fortinet Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Manual

Creating FortiClient VPNs

Creating FortiClient VPNs

Overview

Configuring VPN connections using FortiClient

Configuring VPN connections on FortiGate units

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This chapter describes how create policy-based, route-based, and SSL VPNs using
FortiClient, FortiGate, or FortiClient Manager.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Configuring VPN connections using FortiClient
• Configuring VPN connections on FortiGate units
• Configuring VPN connections using FortiManager
• Configuring VPN connections using custom installations
• Configuring the FortiGate gateway as a policy server
There are several ways to create VPN connections for remote users:
• FortiClient
• FortiGate
• FortiManager
• Custom installation
FortiClient Endpoint Security can establish a VPN tunnel between your computer and a
FortiGate unit or other VPN gateway. You can set up a VPN using one of the following
types in VPN > Connections:
• Automatic IPsec
• Manual IPsec
• SSL VPN
See the FortiClient Endpoint Security Guide
VPNs in FortiClient.
There are several ways to configure FortiGate units to accept VPN connections from
FortiClient users.
• A policy-based VPN.
• A route-based VPN.
• SSL VPN.
For information on how to set up VPN connections using a FortiGate unit, see the
FortiGate Administration
for more information on how to configure
Guide.
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