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Rocky 9/10 FortiClient setup

A guide to configuring FortiClient for FMRIB access on Rocky 9 or 10 computers

Installation

Download the FortiClient VPN RPM package from https://links.fortinet.com/forticlient/rhel/vpnagent - this will normally be downloaded to the Downloads folder in your user's home folder. In the file browser navigate to this folder and double click on the forticlient_vpn_X.XX.XXXX_x86_64.rpm file and click Install in the software install window.

Package manager screen for installation of FortiClient on Rocky Linux 9

Configuration

Download the Linux configuration for the FMRIB VPN from our registration site:

https://register.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/registration/help#vpn-config

Run FortiClient, agree to the terms of use then click 'Configure VPN' (or click the burger menu and 'Add a new connection'. Click the XML tab, then click on the Import button and locate the file you downloaded earlier. Once selected you should be returned to the import XML page with the path to the file filled in. Ignore the 'Password' box and click 'Import'.

Import configuration window

This should return you to the first window but with a FMRIBUser VPN configuration option. You can now use the 'SAML Login' button with the FMRIBUser VPN configuration to log in with your University Single Sign-On. You may be asked to choose a password for a new keyring - if you aren't already using the desktop password manager set a password - please ensure this matches the password policy when choosing one.

Click SAML Login to open the SSO login window in a web browser