{"id":27835,"date":"2026-03-04T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/docs\/configuring-and-connecting-ssl-vpn-with-forticlient\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:58:42","password":"","slug":"configuring-and-connecting-ssl-vpn-with-forticlient","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/docs\/configuring-and-connecting-ssl-vpn-with-forticlient\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring and connecting SSL VPN with Forticlient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"id-2.ConfigurationetconnexionduVPNSSLavecForticlient-Configurationdesparam\u00e8tresduclient\">Configuring customer parameters<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launch the Forticlient client from the Windows menu<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Start menu -> All programs -> Forticlient)<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-19-31.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the box to accept the terms of use, then select <strong>I accept<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/Sans%20titre.png?version=1&modificationDate=1728468671000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong><u>Configure VPN<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/1.png?version=1&modificationDate=1728468700000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-20-8.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The VPN client is installed and configured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"id-2.ConfigurationetconnexionduVPNSSLavecForticlient-Proc\u00e9duredeconnexionauVPNClient\">VPN Client connection procedure<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Launching Forticlient<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 2 ways to launch the Forticlient VPN client<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the icon on your desktop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-21-27.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the icon (green shield) near the clock if the VPN client is launched at startup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-21-32.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Connection<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter your login and password (the same as for Windows startup)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press \u201cConnect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-21-38.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. VPN is connected<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.dfi.ch\/download\/attachments\/38011043\/image2020-4-15_12-21-55.png?version=1&modificationDate=1586946177000&api=v2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to the corporate network is now functional. If accesses are missing, 2 solutions are possible:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to the corporate network is now functional. If accesses are missing, 2 solutions are possible:<br\/><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your VPN profile does not allow connection (in accordance with the strategy in place)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your VPN profile must be updated with your management\u2019s approval. DFI Support can modify access rights<a href=\"mailto:support@dfi.ch\">(support@dfi.ch<\/a> or 022 706 22 88).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configuring customer parameters Launch the Forticlient client from the Windows menu (Start menu -> All programs -> Forticlient) VPN Client connection procedure 1. Launching Forticlient There are 2 ways to launch the Forticlient VPN client 2. Connection 3. VPN is connected Access to the corporate network is now functional. If accesses are missing, 2 solutions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":30774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[127],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-27835","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","doc_category-vpn"],"year_month":"2026-06","word_count":161,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"Support","author_nicename":"support","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/author\/support\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"VPN","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/docs-category\/vpn\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27836,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27835\/revisions\/27836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=27835"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=27835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}