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Old Fortinet EMS Client must be removed prior to Installation of the new VPN Client |
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New Client Download and Installation instructions here |
Uninstalling the FortiClient Software
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Left click the Forti icon & select Open Forticlient Console and proceed to the Zero Trust Fabric section(menu on the left of the window) Click the Disconnect button(if it is already disconnected proceed to the step 3) You may require a password to Disconnect. This is found in LastPass(if you do not have access to this contact TCEO ICT Team)
When disconnect is completed Quit FortiClient Image RemovedImage AddedOpen Finder, proceed to Applications & open the ForticlientUninstaller If a password is required it is the same as the Disconnect password
When the Uninstall process is complete click Done Image RemovedImage AddedRestart the computer Open Finder, select Go from the menu at the top of screen and Select Go to Folder Type ~/Library/Application Support/ hit enter/return Look for a Fortinet folder and delete it Image RemovedImage AddedOpen Finder, select Go from the menu at the top of screen and Select Computer On the Computer screen select MacintoshHD then Users Image RemovedImage AddedCheck each User folder for a Fortinet folder. If one is present delete it Image RemovedImage AddedRestart the computer The FortiClient software is now completely removed & it is safe to install the new client
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Open Finder, select Go from the menu at the top of screen and Select Go to Folder Image RemovedImage AddedType ~/Library/Application Support/ hit enter/return Look for a Fortinet folder and delete it Image RemovedImage AddedOpen Finder, select Go from the menu at the top of screen and Select Computer On the Computer screen select MacintoshHD then Users Image RemovedImage AddedCheck each User folder for a Fortinet folder. If one is present delete it Restart the computer
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Open the System tray, click the FortiClient icon and select Open Forticlient Console
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In the Zero Trust Telemetry section; disconnect FortiClient Image ModifiedFrom System tray, Shutdown FortiClient Image ModifiedIf there is a popup asking for Admin credentials contact your ICT Team
Right click the Windows Start button and select Installed Apps from the resulting menu Image ModifiedInstalled Apps type Forti in the search bar. Click on the three dots and select Uninstall Image ModifiedDuring the Uninstall process there will be a Popup notifying a required reboot. Click OK to reboot your computer. The app will continue Uninstall process and will pop up a window giving the option to restart now or later. If you are planning to Install the new client upon removal of the old click Yes. Image ModifiedWhen Reboot is complete hold the Windows key then tap R. In the Run box type %Appdata% and hit enter Image ModifiedIn the resulting File Explorer Window look for a FortiClient folder and delete it
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In the address bar of File Explorer click AppData then open the Local folder
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Once again look for a FortiClient folder and delete it
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Restart the computer The FortiClient software is now completely removed & it is safe to install the new client
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FortiClient Download & Installation