Technical Note: How to set the proxy settings on FortiClient for internet access
Description
Solution
This article explains how to setup proxy server on FortiClient for internet access.
Solution
1) Export the XML configuration.
2) Proxy-related information is contained inside the <proxy></proxy>
XML tags as below:
For example:
3) Import the XML config and will see all the connections requested via the proxy server IP.
Refer also to the FortiClient XML Reference Guide (v5.2.3 version)
2) Proxy-related information is contained inside the <proxy></proxy>
XML tags as below:
<forticlient_configuration>
<system>
<proxy>
<update>0</update>
<online_scep>0</online_scep>
<virus_submission>0</virus_submission>
<type>http</type>
<address></address>
<port>80</port>
<username>Encrypted/NonEncrypted_UsernameString</username>
<password>Encrypted/NonEncrypted_PasswordString</password>
</proxy>
</system>
For example:
<update>0</update> <online_scep>0</online_scep> <type>http</type> <address>2.2.2.2</address> <port>80</port> <username> <![CDATA[Enc 2cf10e19cb783a52759194901f6155376b631db74b916383]]> </username> <password> <![CDATA[Enc bdbb26f2f06cd6e6af66d0c92750daca3189835575a19d47]]> </password> </proxy>
3) Import the XML config and will see all the connections requested via the proxy server IP.
Refer also to the FortiClient XML Reference Guide (v5.2.3 version)
