My main use case for Fortinet FortiClient is for protecting end-user devices and remote access VPN. I use the VPN capabilities in Fortinet FortiClient, and it helps to secure remote access for my team.
Director at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 5, 2025
When people inquire, I explain that I am working with Fortinet FortiClient for their firewall and endpoint protection. I work with Fortinet FortiClient in India, where we have a Fortinet FortiClient distribution and FortiGate's distribution system. The company never bills directly as it is always through a distributor. There are three distributors in India. The main reason for choosing this solution was that it previously came with Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, NGFW. Though they are charging for it now, it still works seamlessly. In the last eight years, I have not experienced any infections or disruptions in services due to viruses, worms, or anything similar.
We generally use this product for security and security postures. This includes Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Endpoint Security. Fortinet FortiClient is used in the organization to provide secure VPN access, antivirus and malware protection. These security features are most effective for Network Security.
I primarily use FortiClient for VPN connectivity and endpoint security, providing protection against malware on laptops and desktops. It is particularly beneficial for internal access in the office, using VPN to access our system.
Infrastructure Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Nov 11, 2024
We are using FortiClient primarily for VPN purposes. We're running FortiClient for VPN for remote work or to oversee connections. Additionally, we use it for ZTN features, software filtering, and antivirus filters.
Currently, we are using FortiClient, and there's only a firewall. I am using FortiClient for remote workforce environments. It's used for remote employees.
We use the tool for our internal private network. We have many in-house servers. If we want to connect to the servers from home, we need to use FortiClient to connect to the network and access the virtual machines.
I use the solution in my company to make use of SSL VPNs during work-from-home setup during COVID-19, specifically for those people and workers who were working from home. The employees working from home were provided with Fortinet FortiClient for VPN connectivity and security purposes since it offers a more secure environment for our company, especially when compared to the other local VPNs in the market. My company also uses IPSec VPN or site-to-site VPN.
Our customers use the product for endpoint protection and VPN. Our clients are mainly focussed on logistics. They also use the tool for remote workforce security management.
Our main use case is when I need to work from home. For instance, if I'm not going to the office today and I need to access files hosted on our local servers, I use FortiClient to connect to the network. This also helps me avoid using virtual machines that are located on-premises. So, my primary use case is accessing the network remotely via VPN to work with VMs. However, I'm not responsible for the overall management; that's handled by our IT team.
We use Fortinet FortiClient based on the end user's firewall structure. If my customer uses a FortiGate firewall, we usually use Fortinet FortiClient for the VPN instead of a WatchGuard.
The primary use of Fortinet FortiClient is to protect endpoint devices against various types of cyber threats, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, and phishing attacks. It also helps to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and networks and can be used to control access to specific applications and websites. In addition to endpoint protection, FortiClient can also be used to create secure VPN connections to enable remote access to company resources like Jira, code repositories, corporate Wiki, etc.
Occasionally, the solution may provide a slow connection. In addition, there may be initialization and authorization issues that one may need to take care of while using the solution. As a network engineer, cybersecurity professional, and individual involved in the assessment process, it is necessary to monitor VPN connectivity regularly. This involves verifying whether the VPN connections are established or not and understanding any challenges that may be affecting users. These are the areas where I need to pinpoint and look into since I have been handed over the responsibility to do so.
We primarily use the solution as a VPN. It's to help our remote employees connect. We use it mainly for security reasons so that our staff has clean, secure, internet access.
We use Fortinet FortiClient to secure our connection when our team works in different locations worldwide. We needed dual authentication for our user verification.
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Aug 23, 2022
It is for a VPN connection. It only has one purpose, and Fortinet is doing very well. It is used for mobile offices, and/or for our own company so that we can connect to the company network using the VPN. We also do remote access to our customer's environment. They all have FortiGate equipment for firewalls, and we connect to their networks. We are using its latest version.
I'm using Fortinet FortiClient to connect to servers on my company while working remotely from home. Additionally, I use it to connect to cloud applications and cloud servers. It's my company's gateway.
Chief Security Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Jul 17, 2022
We are using an on-site EMS server for this product and our clients install it on their workstations. I'm a security officer and we are customers of Fortinet.
Corporate IT Manager at PRopex Furnishing Solutions
Real User
Jul 10, 2022
We primarily use the solution for security purposes. It’s an endpoint management server. It's for endpoint management, especially for the laptops or maybe the virtual laptop that is working, virtual desktops, servers, mainly vulnerability scanning, and just for management.
FortiClient is for the VPN. FortiClient is used with FortiGate. We have 100 users across both North America and Europe. We created a rule with the firewall to authorize the countries we are in, and we have rules to authorize specific IPs. We have to link to the internet.
Director Of Information Technology at Banco Millennium Atlântico
User
May 23, 2022
We've used the solution to remove legacy AV and replace it with a modern EP. We worked with Symantec and Kaspersky previously, and they were very cumbersome and exhaustive on the endpoints and supporting teams. We needed a revamp and we did a very lengthy study of several platforms. Fortinet came to discuss a holistic view and had the right architecture. We actually bought FortiClient in the hope of creating 365-degree connectivity to all-stack on the Fortinet suite, including EDR. We have not been disappointed so far. It is easy to manage platforms and has intuitive reporting making it a breeze to administer and project future remediation.
Information Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 12, 2022
We are using it for our web filtering and VPN needs. We are one version behind the latest one. It was deployed on-prem, but we moved it to the cloud. It is a public cloud provided by Fortinet.
Our primary use case is when we've set up a Forti VPN or a IPsec VPN Full Mesh of 18 different locations on our FortiGates. It goes hand in hand with the FortiAPs as well.
Network Security Engineer at a consumer goods company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jun 11, 2021
We use FortiClient to protect our assets, such as laptops, from network attacks. If we were to get a malicious attack this solution will detect it and block the site that is making the attack.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Apr 28, 2021
There are two main use cases: the first is to deploy the security fabric environment from FortiGate to the endpoints so that there's only one policy in use. There's no need to deploy the policy in the firewall as well as the endpoint. So, if you deploy the policy in FortiGate, FortiClient can get that policy automatically. The second is to control the endpoint, that is, to control the antiviral software and antispyware in general.
This is used by our employees when they need to access our bookkeeping applications, such as Tally, from outside. We also have a couple of managers for our clients, and to manage that infrastructure, I use FortiClient to connect to that firewall and manage the server storage and everything else for them. We have most of our things on the cloud except a small unit, which is on-prem. Except for the financial bookkeeping, which we have on-prem, the rest is all on the cloud. We are not using its latest version. We are using the previous version of the client.
Director of Information Technology at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
Feb 24, 2021
We use it for securing all of our endpoints as they move behind our firewall and outside our firewall or in and out of our network. We are using its latest version.
IT Manager/systems engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Nov 24, 2020
Initially, we needed a VPN client, but afterward, we needed some other functionalities included in FortiClient. The primary use is that users have to connect it to the VPN, and the secondary use is for web security. We are using the latest version, which has become free to use recently. FortiClient released a version that includes web security and antivirus.
Our primary use for FortiClient is just for its capability to securely connect VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown. It has strong authentication. We use it for a VPN client for our network users. They just connect to our network in order to get access to our enterprise environment and for the EFT (Electronic File Transfer) system.
Senior Network & Security Solution Architect Consultant at Corenet Inc
Consultant
Aug 19, 2020
I am a senior Network and Security Solution architect and having certifications, like JNCIE-SP, JNCIP-Sec, JNCDA, Fortinet certified, Sophos Certified Engineer, and certified in ethical hacking v10. with hands-on experience of Tele 3G, 4G, Metro Ethernet, IGW, and large Data Center Design. my primary focus is to recommend cost-effective solutions, to save End customer CAPEX & OPEX.
IT Director at Guangdong Technion Institute of Technology
Real User
Jul 29, 2020
The primary use case of this solution is as a firewall. I have two Fortinet perimeter firewall boxes in my local data center. The two boxes also provide the SSL VPN functionalities, intended for authorized users only. Not everyone in my organization has access.
Consultant at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 26, 2019
Our primary use case for this solution is endpoint synchronization. I deal with all of the security vendors, and this is one of the products that I have experience with. The deployment is on-premises and is used in conjunction with our firewall.
We implement FortiClient software for our VPN users. We have so many important users who connect through the VPN from their offices and home. We are using the latest version.
Systeem / Netwerkbeheerder at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Sep 24, 2019
We use the private deployment model of this solution. Our cloud provider is Microsoft. Our primary use case of FortiClient is for administrative purposes.
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Sep 24, 2019
We use the on-prem deployment model of this solution. Our primary use case is for the customer side and to connect some external sites to our customer.
Our primary use case of this solution is for VPN connections. We use this program for VPN connection and antivirus purposes. We use the program each and every day.
Senior Network Engineer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
May 6, 2019
We are using FortiClient for five to six users. Our primary use for this solution is to access a resource in our partner's network. They manage our call center.
The primary use case is for remote access from having encrypted tunnels for our users back into our firewall. It was what was available at that point. We no longer are using a Fortinet firewall, which was the reason we stopped using FortiClient. While it was available, it was a good solution.
FortiClient is a fabric agent that delivers endpoint protection, endpoint compliance, and secure access in a single, lightweight, lightweight client, providing visibility, information, and control to your endpoints. In addition, it enables secure, remote connectivity to the security fabric. It also integrates network and endpoint with segmentation and automation. FortiClient enables unified endpoint awareness by sharing endpoint telemetry with the security fabric. It is compatible with...
My main use case for Fortinet FortiClient is for protecting end-user devices and remote access VPN. I use the VPN capabilities in Fortinet FortiClient, and it helps to secure remote access for my team.
When people inquire, I explain that I am working with Fortinet FortiClient for their firewall and endpoint protection. I work with Fortinet FortiClient in India, where we have a Fortinet FortiClient distribution and FortiGate's distribution system. The company never bills directly as it is always through a distributor. There are three distributors in India. The main reason for choosing this solution was that it previously came with Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, NGFW. Though they are charging for it now, it still works seamlessly. In the last eight years, I have not experienced any infections or disruptions in services due to viruses, worms, or anything similar.
We generally use this product for security and security postures. This includes Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Endpoint Security. Fortinet FortiClient is used in the organization to provide secure VPN access, antivirus and malware protection. These security features are most effective for Network Security.
I primarily use FortiClient for VPN connectivity and endpoint security, providing protection against malware on laptops and desktops. It is particularly beneficial for internal access in the office, using VPN to access our system.
We are using FortiClient primarily for VPN purposes. We're running FortiClient for VPN for remote work or to oversee connections. Additionally, we use it for ZTN features, software filtering, and antivirus filters.
Currently, we are using FortiClient, and there's only a firewall. I am using FortiClient for remote workforce environments. It's used for remote employees.
We use the solution for antivirus and endpoint security.
We use the tool for our internal private network. We have many in-house servers. If we want to connect to the servers from home, we need to use FortiClient to connect to the network and access the virtual machines.
I use the solution in my company to make use of SSL VPNs during work-from-home setup during COVID-19, specifically for those people and workers who were working from home. The employees working from home were provided with Fortinet FortiClient for VPN connectivity and security purposes since it offers a more secure environment for our company, especially when compared to the other local VPNs in the market. My company also uses IPSec VPN or site-to-site VPN.
Our customers use the product for endpoint protection and VPN. Our clients are mainly focussed on logistics. They also use the tool for remote workforce security management.
We use the solution for end-user protection and VPN.
I use Fortinet FortiClient across various scenarios to enhance security.
Our main use case is when I need to work from home. For instance, if I'm not going to the office today and I need to access files hosted on our local servers, I use FortiClient to connect to the network. This also helps me avoid using virtual machines that are located on-premises. So, my primary use case is accessing the network remotely via VPN to work with VMs. However, I'm not responsible for the overall management; that's handled by our IT team.
We use Fortinet FortiClient based on the end user's firewall structure. If my customer uses a FortiGate firewall, we usually use Fortinet FortiClient for the VPN instead of a WatchGuard.
I use the tool to connect server to an ISP Data Center.
The primary use of Fortinet FortiClient is to protect endpoint devices against various types of cyber threats, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, and phishing attacks. It also helps to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and networks and can be used to control access to specific applications and websites. In addition to endpoint protection, FortiClient can also be used to create secure VPN connections to enable remote access to company resources like Jira, code repositories, corporate Wiki, etc.
Occasionally, the solution may provide a slow connection. In addition, there may be initialization and authorization issues that one may need to take care of while using the solution. As a network engineer, cybersecurity professional, and individual involved in the assessment process, it is necessary to monitor VPN connectivity regularly. This involves verifying whether the VPN connections are established or not and understanding any challenges that may be affecting users. These are the areas where I need to pinpoint and look into since I have been handed over the responsibility to do so.
We primarily use the solution as a VPN. It's to help our remote employees connect. We use it mainly for security reasons so that our staff has clean, secure, internet access.
We primarily use the solution support on the customer's network. It's a VPN product. We enter into their network and give support.
We use Fortinet FortiClient to secure our connection when our team works in different locations worldwide. We needed dual authentication for our user verification.
We are resellers. The solution is deployed on-premises. Less than 50 people use this solution in my company.
Our company deploys the solution for twenty customers who need ransomware protection and web application firewalls.
We primarily use the solution for the VPN.
We use the solution internally when we need to access something on the network and we are not at the office.
It is for a VPN connection. It only has one purpose, and Fortinet is doing very well. It is used for mobile offices, and/or for our own company so that we can connect to the company network using the VPN. We also do remote access to our customer's environment. They all have FortiGate equipment for firewalls, and we connect to their networks. We are using its latest version.
I'm using Fortinet FortiClient to connect to servers on my company while working remotely from home. Additionally, I use it to connect to cloud applications and cloud servers. It's my company's gateway.
We are using an on-site EMS server for this product and our clients install it on their workstations. I'm a security officer and we are customers of Fortinet.
I use Fortinet FortiClient to protect my connection to my company. It is a VPN.
We primarily use the solution for security purposes. It’s an endpoint management server. It's for endpoint management, especially for the laptops or maybe the virtual laptop that is working, virtual desktops, servers, mainly vulnerability scanning, and just for management.
We primarily use it for the SSL VPN. That's what we use it for pretty much exclusively.
FortiClient is for the VPN. FortiClient is used with FortiGate. We have 100 users across both North America and Europe. We created a rule with the firewall to authorize the countries we are in, and we have rules to authorize specific IPs. We have to link to the internet.
I use FortiClient to connect my home office to the company.
We primarily use FortiClient for our VPN access.
We've used the solution to remove legacy AV and replace it with a modern EP. We worked with Symantec and Kaspersky previously, and they were very cumbersome and exhaustive on the endpoints and supporting teams. We needed a revamp and we did a very lengthy study of several platforms. Fortinet came to discuss a holistic view and had the right architecture. We actually bought FortiClient in the hope of creating 365-degree connectivity to all-stack on the Fortinet suite, including EDR. We have not been disappointed so far. It is easy to manage platforms and has intuitive reporting making it a breeze to administer and project future remediation.
We primarily use the solution for remote access.
This solution allows developers and programmers to connect endpoint users with security.
We are using it for our web filtering and VPN needs. We are one version behind the latest one. It was deployed on-prem, but we moved it to the cloud. It is a public cloud provided by Fortinet.
Our primary use case is when we've set up a Forti VPN or a IPsec VPN Full Mesh of 18 different locations on our FortiGates. It goes hand in hand with the FortiAPs as well.
I use Fortinet FortiClient for a VPN, endpoint protection, and remote access services.
We use the solution for operational technology and remote maintenance and monitoring.
I'm a system integrator. We're primarily a Cisco shop, but we've been diversifying in recent years.
We are mainly using Fortinet FortiClient as a VPN solution and secure access in a single, modular lightweight clien.
We are using Fortinet FortiClient to allow our workers to connect remotely to work. This is mostly because of the lockdown or if they are on vacation.
We are using the latest version.
We use FortiClient to protect our assets, such as laptops, from network attacks. If we were to get a malicious attack this solution will detect it and block the site that is making the attack.
We use FortiClient for users who are working from home. It allows them to connect to the organization's network with the VPN and access the server.
We primarily use the solution for the VPN as well as for end protection. Those are the only two use cases for us. We don't use it for anything else.
There are two main use cases: the first is to deploy the security fabric environment from FortiGate to the endpoints so that there's only one policy in use. There's no need to deploy the policy in the firewall as well as the endpoint. So, if you deploy the policy in FortiGate, FortiClient can get that policy automatically. The second is to control the endpoint, that is, to control the antiviral software and antispyware in general.
We use FortiClient to connect to our network and to access our internal resources.
This is used by our employees when they need to access our bookkeeping applications, such as Tally, from outside. We also have a couple of managers for our clients, and to manage that infrastructure, I use FortiClient to connect to that firewall and manage the server storage and everything else for them. We have most of our things on the cloud except a small unit, which is on-prem. Except for the financial bookkeeping, which we have on-prem, the rest is all on the cloud. We are not using its latest version. We are using the previous version of the client.
We use it for securing all of our endpoints as they move behind our firewall and outside our firewall or in and out of our network. We are using its latest version.
We typically use the solution for remote access. We do not typically use any of the other features.
I am an IT integrator with my company. This solution is used both in our company and with our clients.
Initially, we needed a VPN client, but afterward, we needed some other functionalities included in FortiClient. The primary use is that users have to connect it to the VPN, and the secondary use is for web security. We are using the latest version, which has become free to use recently. FortiClient released a version that includes web security and antivirus.
The primary use case of this solution is for antivirus, anti-malware, and endpoint protection.
Our primary use for FortiClient is just for its capability to securely connect VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown. It has strong authentication. We use it for a VPN client for our network users. They just connect to our network in order to get access to our enterprise environment and for the EFT (Electronic File Transfer) system.
There are multiple use cases for different customers.
I am a senior Network and Security Solution architect and having certifications, like JNCIE-SP, JNCIP-Sec, JNCDA, Fortinet certified, Sophos Certified Engineer, and certified in ethical hacking v10. with hands-on experience of Tele 3G, 4G, Metro Ethernet, IGW, and large Data Center Design. my primary focus is to recommend cost-effective solutions, to save End customer CAPEX & OPEX.
The primary use case of this solution is as a firewall. I have two Fortinet perimeter firewall boxes in my local data center. The two boxes also provide the SSL VPN functionalities, intended for authorized users only. Not everyone in my organization has access.
The primary use case of this solution is to connect internal applications, as an internal data center.
We use this solution with our firewall. We have a hybrid-cloud deployment.
We primarily use the solution for remote access.
Our primary use case for this solution is endpoint synchronization. I deal with all of the security vendors, and this is one of the products that I have experience with. The deployment is on-premises and is used in conjunction with our firewall.
We implement FortiClient software for our VPN users. We have so many important users who connect through the VPN from their offices and home. We are using the latest version.
We use the private deployment model of this solution. Our cloud provider is Microsoft. Our primary use case of FortiClient is for administrative purposes.
We use the on-prem deployment model of this solution. Our primary use case is for the customer side and to connect some external sites to our customer.
Our primary use case of this solution is for VPN connections. We use this program for VPN connection and antivirus purposes. We use the program each and every day.
We use the solution as an antivirus.
We are using FortiClient for five to six users. Our primary use for this solution is to access a resource in our partner's network. They manage our call center.
The primary use case is for remote access from having encrypted tunnels for our users back into our firewall. It was what was available at that point. We no longer are using a Fortinet firewall, which was the reason we stopped using FortiClient. While it was available, it was a good solution.