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SonicWALL VPN Client for Remote Access and Management
When you register the SonicWALL GX250 or the SonicWALL GX650 at <http://
www.mysonicwall.com>, you receive a single VPN Client for Windows and a VPN Client
serial number. Using the VPN client software, you may establish a secure VPN tunnel
to remotely manage the SonicWALL. Contact your SonicWALL reseller for information
about purchasing additional VPN client licenses for remote access.
This section covers the configuration of SonicWALL VPN and the installation and
configuration of the VPN client software. You may create a VPN client Security
Association by using
Manual Key Configuration
,
Group Configuration
or
Advanced Configuration
.
Group Configuration
and
Manual Key Configuration
are described in this chapter.
Advanced Configuration
is available at SonicWALL's
Web site. Before choosing your VPN client configuration, evaluate the differences
between the three methods.
Group Configuration
uses IKE (Internet Key Exchange) and requires few settings on
the VPN client, enabling a quicker setup. Simple configuration allows multiple clients to
connect to a single Security Association (SA), creating a group VPN tunnel. The
SonicWALL only supports one
Group Configuration
SA.
IKE using pre-shared secret
IKE using pre-shared secret is a VPN configuration between two SonicWALL Internet
security appliance.
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