Configuring settings for client groups
You can select a FortiClient agent group and configure the settings shared by all the agents in this group, including trusted FortiManager units, firewall, VPN, antivirus, web filter, and logs.
The configuration steps are identical to configuring a single managed FortiClient agent, except that group settings apply to all members in the group and that, in most cases, there is no override function in group configurations. See
“Configuring FortiClient agent settings”.
The override server configuration under web filter is the only override function associated with group settings. Once you select the override options and complete the configuration, the FortiClient agents will get the Web Filtering and email filtering settings from the FortiManager unit instead of from the FortiGuard server through the Internet. See
“Configuring web filter options on a FortiClient agent”.
After completing a configuration for a group or a member FortiClient agent configuration, you can copy the group configuration to other groups or the member FortiClient agent configuration to the group to which it belongs.
The group and member configurations that can be copied include:
• System > Trusted FMGs
• Firewall > Policies/Addresses/Service/Schedules
• VPN
• Anti Virus > Scheduled Scans
You can override specific group settings in a group member’s configuration. In the group configuration you can reapply the group settings to all members.
To copy a group configuration to other groups:
1. In the FortiClient Manager, go to Client/Group > Group and select a FortiClient group in the Client/Group Tree.
2. From the FortiClient menu, select the configuration that you want to copy, for example Firewall > IP Address.
3. From the Action column, select the Copy to other group(s) icon.
4. Select the target group(s) to which you want to copy a group configuration.
5. Select one of the options for When same name configuration exists in export-to group(s): Overwrite or Keep unchanged.
6. Select OK.
To reapply group settings to all members:
1. In the FortiClient Manager, go to Client/Group > Group and select a FortiClient group in the Client/Group Tree.
2. From the FortiClient menu, select the configuration that you want to apply to all of the group members, for example Firewall > IP Address.
3. Do one of the following:
• From the Action column, select the setting’s Apply to member(s) icon.
• To apply all settings on the configuration page to all group members, select Apply to All Members at the top of the page.
4. Select OK to confirm copying the configuration.
To export a member configuration to its parent group:
1. In the FortiClient Manager, go to Client/Group > Group and select a FortiClient group in the Client/Group Tree.
2. In the Group Members list, select a member.
3. From the FortiClient menu, select the configuration that you want to copy to the group, for example Firewall > IP Address.
4. Select Override.
5. Select the Copy to group icon for the configuration that you want to export.