Technical Tip: Disable the 'Disconnect' button when using Auto Connect features
| Description | This article describes how to disable the Disconnect button when using the Auto Connect VPN feature. |
| Scope | EMS v7.2.x and later |
| Solution | By default, when connecting to a VPN, the user will be able to select the Disconnect or Connect button in the FortiClient Console under the remote access Tab.
Example:
When enabling the feature 'Auto-connect', the Disconnect button setting can be disabled (hidden) from the FortiClient Console. This can prevent the user from being able to disconnect the VPN and change the settings, e.g un-select auto-connect, un-select save the password, etc that display on the remote access setting in FortiClient Console.
In EMS GUI:
In EMS XML:
After disabling, the FortiClient Console will show:
To ensure this setting works properly, the user must successfully connect to the VPN at least once.
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