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February 19, 2020

Troubleshooting Tip: 'EMS REST API is disabled' connection status

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Description
This article describes how to troubleshoot 'EMS REST API is disabled' connection status.

Solution


In FortiClient EMS, go to System Settings -> Server -> Shared Settings, and enable Remote HTTPS access.
Under Custom hostname, configure both FortiGate IP address and FortiClient EMS IP address. [example: x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y].



Select 'Save' to confirm.

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