

I discovered that the EXE installer creates an MSI during the installation process (although it doesn’t show up if you try to extract the EXE with 7-zip or similar) which I can now deploy with Group Policy. I mostly use either use Chocolatey with its Puppet Module or Group Policy to push out software to Windows machines, but I couldn’t find a (recent) MSI installer or a way to silently install with the EXE installer anywhere online or via their support team. However as more and more people have been using it, the fact I didn’t have a way to silently roll it out has become a bit of a pain. The client is very simple, it’s been completely reliable and the setup was extremely easy.

That alternative ended up being their proprietary SSL VPN. So when I had to implement a VPN for a handful of remote workers, I initially tried to use L2TP-IPSec which is supported by the Fortigate, but certain UK ISPs block or otherwise mess with IPSec traffic so I had to find an alternative. Agree to the terms and click through the default settings to install.Ī progress bar will appear indicating the installation progress once the installation is completed click Finish to exit the installer.I’m a big fan of Fortinet products we’ve got a Fortigate firewall at work and it has always been completely reliable and easy (for a firewall) to configure. A wizard will start and attempt to install the VPN client automatically.
