SonicWALL SMA - About SonicWall SMA Connect Tunnel; About the SMA Appliance; Key SSL VPN Concepts and SMA Features

SonicWallSMAConnectTunnel12.0DeploymentPlanningGuide
AboutSonicWallSMAConnectTunnel
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AboutSonicWallSMAConnectTunnel
• AbouttheSMAApplianceonpage6
• KeySSLVPNConceptsandSMAFeaturesonpage6
• SonicWallSMAComponentsonpage11
AbouttheSMAAppliance
TheSonicWallSMAapplianceprovidessecureremoteaccessto:
• Webapp lications,client/serverapplications,andfileshares
• Employees,businesspartners,andcustomers
AlltrafficisencryptedusingSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)toprotectitfromunauthorizedusers.
Thisappliancemakesapplicationsavailableusingdifferentaccessmethodsanddevicesonawiderangeof
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platforms,includingWindows,Macintosh,andLinux.
TheSMAappliancecanbeusedto:
• CreatearemoteaccessVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)thatgivesremoteemployeessecureaccessto
privatecompanyapplicationssuchasemail.
• CreateabusinesspartnerVPNthatprovidesdesignatedsupplierswithaccesstoaninternalsupplychain
application.
Astheadministrator,youdeterminetheresourcesthatusershaveaccessto.TheSMAappliancetransparently
anddynamicallyusestheaccessmethodsappropriateforthoseresources.
KeySSLVPNConceptsandSMAFeatures
Thissectiondescrib estheessentialconceptsthatyoushouldbecomefamiliarwithbeforeinstalling,
configuring,andmanagingtheSonicWallSMAappliance.
Topics:
• Resourcesonpage7
• UsersandGroupsonpage7
• Authenticationonpage7
• Communitiesonpage8
• AccessPolicyonpage8
• EndPointControl(EPC)onpage9
• SSLandEncryptiononpage9