SonicWALL SMA - Remote Access for Mobile Users

SonicWallSMAConnectTunnel12.0DeploymentPlanningGuide
CommonVPNConfigurations
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3AddanetworkshortcutreferencingthedomainontheWorkPlaceShortcutspage.
4MakesureWorkPlace’ sNetworkExplorertabisenabled(thisisthedefaultstate).
5InstructyouruserstoclicktheappropriatelinktothefilesystemresourceinNetworkExplorer.
BroadAccesstoNetworkResources
Togiveuserscomprehensiveaccesstoyournetworkresourcesfromdevicesthatareownedandmanagedby
yourorganization,distributethefollowingclients,whichrunonawidevarietyofdevices:
• ConnectTunnelclientsrunonWindows,Macintosh,andLinuxdevices.
• TheMobileConnectclientgivesuserswithWindowsMobile‐powered
devicesaccesstobothWeband
client/serverapplications.
Toallowbroad,“in‐office,”accesstoyournetwork:
1DefinearesourcereferencingyourDNSdomainontheAdd/EditResourcepage.
2CreatearulereferencingthedomainontheAdd/EditAccessRulepage.
3Configureanddistributethenetworktunnelclientstoyourusers.
RemoteAccessforMobileUsers
Therearetworemoteaccesssolutionsformobiledeviceusers:
•WorkPlaceMobileisaWebportalthatprovidesaccesstoWeb‐basedapplicationsfromvirtuallyany
mobiledevicewithafunctionalWebbrowser.Youalsohavetheoptionofcustomizingtheappearanceof
theportalformobiledevices.Fordetailedinformation
onthissolution,seethe“WorkPlaceandSmall
FormFactorDevices”sectionoftheInstallationandAdministrationGuideortheAMConlin ehelp.
•SonicWallMobileConnectprovidesfast,safe,easy‐to‐usesecuremobileaccesstoresourcesfroma
rangeofdeviceplatforms,includingiOS,Android,MacOSX,andWindows
onbothsmartphonesand
tablets.MobileConnectestablishesencryptedSSLVPNconnectionstoprivatenetworksthatare
protectedbySonicWallSMAorotherSonicWallsecurityappliances.TheMobileConnectappis
downloadedtoauser'smobiledevicefromtheAppStore,GooglePlay, AmazonAppstore,orWindows
Store.
AdditionalPartnerVPNScenarios
HereareexamplesofcommonstepsfordeployingaVPNtobusinesspartners.Thesescenarioscouldalsobe
usefulinprovidingVPNaccesstocontractorsorotherthird‐partyuserswhorequireaccesstoyournetwork
resources.
Topics:
• AccesstoaSpecificWebResourceUsinganAliasonpage43
• Web‐BasedAccesstoaClient/ServerApplicationonpage43