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The following steps explain how to make FortiClient software bring up an IPSec tunnel upon boot up. This assumes that the IPSec tunnel is already configured and working correctly to a FortiGate unit or another VPN device.
Once this is done, you can complete the following basic steps for any version of FortiClient software.
- Create a .bat file and put the file in the startup folder. Add the following line to this batch file:
start /B c:\"Program Files"\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec -k -b <tunnel name>
- To stop the tunnel, use this command at a command prompt:
c:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec quit
