Technical Tip: Production DNS records for agent communication

Description

This article describes the DNS records that are used by the Agent for identifying and connecting to the FortiNAC server that may vary depending on the type of Agent used.

Scope

FortiNAC.

Solution

The attached document provides examples of SRV records used for each agent type. Communication via the UDP port is insecure and is now deprecated in latest versions of the Agents.

Note:

For security purposes, it is recommended to use a software management program. See Persistent Agent Deployment and Configuration.

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