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Expired EMS licence: ten-day grace, then read-only and no new registrations

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Kind
Expiry
Statement
FortiClient EMS administration guide: after a licence expires there are ten days to renew, during which EMS works normally with a daily notice. After the grace period EMS enters unlicensed mode: admin permissions fall back to read-only except licence management, and new endpoint registration is blocked while existing endpoints stay registered. (vendor page undated; as published on 2026-09-30)
Applies when
An EMS licence expires without renewal.
Applies to
FortiClient EMS licences.
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