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Need help setting up VPN in SonicWall TZ 100

Asked by: summit_pcguy

I just installed a new SonicWall TZ 100 Total Secure UTM firewall router.
I used the install wizard and it seems to be working fine.

I am unable to figure out how to configure VPN.

Our previous unit was a Snapgear with the user database on the router. We used Microsoft PPTP. I would like to set the SonicWall to use both PPTP and SSL VPN. I would like to authenticate against our Active Directory environment if possible.

I understand that PPTP is a bit old so I want to continue to support those remote users on PPTP and gradually migrate them to SSL if I can.

I appreciate your assistance.

Thank you.

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2009-09-21 at 10:09:52ID24749015
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VPN

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Enterprise Firewalls

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Answers

 

by: VisionVoicePosted on 2009-09-21 at 12:48:02ID: 25386816

Hello Friend!  I have some information for you on the Sonicwall VPN...but you may not want to hear it.....

First...The Sonicwall does not support PPTP connections.  If you have Small Business Server or some similar PPTP supporting device inside your LAN, you can forward traffic through the Sonicwall, but PPTP clients will not connect directly to the Sonicwall like they did on the Snapgear.

Sonicwall supports two client types of VPN connections....IPSec (using the Sonicwall Global VPN Client) and SSL VPN (using the Sonicwall SSL VPN NetExtender Client.   However, the TZ100 only comes with 1 SSL VPN license, and 0 IP Sec licenses.  You can purchase and install upto a maximum of 5 of each on the TZ100.   The licenses are about fifty bucks each from Sonicwall.

The easiest way to set up the VPN connection is to use the Wizard button at the top right of the admin page.  Be sure to choose the client VPN setup and not the site to site VPN wizard.

Sonicwall does support LDAP (active directory) integration.  They recently released Single Sign On feature in firmware 5.5 that gives some enhanced LDAP functionality as well.

Good Luck!

 

by: summit_pcguyPosted on 2009-09-21 at 14:33:01ID: 25387841

Hi VisionVoice!  no PPTP is fine...It means customer does not have the option of old, insecure PPTP.
Can I use IPSEC and SSL atthe same time?

Unit says I have 2 Global VPN licenses and 1 for SSL.  I would like to use whatever is going to work better for sales staff in the field. They have laptops that they use to connect to the VPN and then RDP to desktops located here.  I think I want the IPSEC for IT laptops.
Estimated VPN usuage is maximum of 5 concurrent users.

I started the VPN wizard...do I want the default IKE 1 key or make one of my own. I would think one of my own.

 

by: VisionVoicePosted on 2009-09-22 at 14:13:10ID: 25397686

If you create your own key, the user will be prompted for it in addition to the user name and password.  It is an added security layer so I would recommend it.

I would use the Global VPN Client for the more technically inclined folks because it take a few extra steps to get connected than the SSL.  You will need to download the Global VPN Client from your mysonicwall.com account.

The SSL VPN setup is a little more detailed and there is no wizard yet for it.  Here's a link to Sonicwall knowledgebase article with the procedure.
http://www.fuzeqna.com/sonicwallkb/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=6461
The client side of the SSL is just a web login that launches the NetExtender client.

Let  me know how it goes.

 

by: summit_pcguyPosted on 2009-09-22 at 21:27:21ID: 25400026

We have an Exchange server behind the firewall with Outlook Web Access using SSL port forwarded on 443. Will the SSL VPN interfere?

 

by: summit_pcguyPosted on 2009-10-04 at 20:38:30ID: 31631501

Thanks for the help! We installed Global VPN clients and we think that will take care of it. A lot easier to deploy than I though.

 

by: VCBoothPosted on 2009-12-09 at 10:01:27ID: 26010616

The above is not strictly true.  The SonicWALL also supports L2TP connections so you can create an IPSec L2TP client from a Windows machine to connect to the SonicWALL machine.

With SSLVPN connectivity then yes, SSLVPN will take over from OWA on port 443 using the same public IP address.

Single Sign on as been around for many many versions prior to 5.5 by the way (for future reading).

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