# ackup and restore the VPN configuration for the free FortiClient using the Windows Registry

[https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiClient/Technical-Tip-Backup-and-restore-the-VPN-configuration-for-the/ta-p/363486](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiClient/Technical-Tip-Backup-and-restore-the-VPN-configuration-for-the/ta-p/363486)

<table cellpadding="2px" cellspacing="2px" class="default-tkb-table" id="bkmrk-description-this-art" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td height="57px" width="10%">Description</td><td height="57px" width="90%">This article describes how to backup and restore the VPN configuration (tunnels, settings, etc.) for the free FortiClient using the Windows Registry.</td></tr><tr><td height="30px" width="10%">Scope</td><td height="30px" width="90%">FortiClient.</td></tr><tr class="dt-solution-row"><td height="2957px" width="10%">Solution</td><td height="2957px" width="90%">The VPN tunnel configuration for the FortiClient is stored within the Windows Registry.  
It is possible to export the Registry keys from one machine and import them on a different machine.

  
Here there is both an SSL VPN and an IPsec tunnel configured on a free version of FortiClient.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below">![pc1.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65847iF55C3F80E907090A/image-dimensions/589x468/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2 "pc1.PNG")</span></span>These keys are located under <span style="font-family: courier new,courier;">HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Fortinet\\FortiClient</span>.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below">![registry.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65848i0BC13A3EA713D69B/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=400 "registry.PNG")</span></span>It is possible to export the FortiClient Registry keys by right clicking on the FortiClient folder, and pressing 'Export'.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper">![export.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65849i06A7643E0C049B76/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=400 "export.PNG")</span></span>This will create a .reg file which can be run on other PCs to apply the same configuration.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below">![config.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65852iE92465B28978C5DB/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=400 "config.PNG")</span></span>Here is a new PC that has a fresh installation of the FortiClient.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below">![newpc.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65850iD4ECB07AE5389EDB/image-dimensions/655x360/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2 "newpc.PNG")</span></span>Once that file has been ran and applied to the new PC's registry, those tunnels are visible.

<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center"><span class="lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below">![newpc2.PNG](https://community.fortinet.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/65851i42A3E3F46A023DD1/image-dimensions/606x341/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2 "newpc2.PNG")</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>