For years, the free version of FortiClient was a "Swiss Army knife" for remote workers, offering robust , antivirus, and web filtering without a price tag. However, as the threat landscape evolved into sophisticated ransomware and zero-day attacks, Fortinet transitioned the free tier into a "VPN-only" or "Essentials" client.
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Post-upgrade, users can enable web filtering using FortiGuard’s cloud-based database. This feature: For years, the free version of FortiClient was
Upgraded clients gain advanced VPN features, including policy-based split tunneling (routing only corporate traffic through the VPN) and auto-connect on untrusted networks (e.g., public Wi-Fi). For years, the free version of FortiClient was