F5 FirePass, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 4
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Configuring the AppTunnels Webifyer
The AppTunnels Webifyer supports access from client applications on each
user’s remote computer to TCP/IP application servers. The AppTunnels
Webifyer enables a native client-side application to communicate back to
the corporate application server using a secure tunnel between the user’s
Web browser and the FirePass server.
The AppTunnels Webifyer allows FirePass users to access the client-server
applications you specify. Unlike a traditional IPSec VPN client that exposes
the entire network, the AppTunnels Webifyer exposes only the specific
resources used by the selected applications. You can also restrict users to the
particular applications they need to use.
The AppTunnels Webifyer uses the standard HTTPS protocol with SSL as
the transport. As a result, the AppTunnels Webifyer works through all
HTTP proxies, including public access points and private LANs, and over
networks and ISPs that do not support traditional IPSec VPN clients.
The first time users access the AppTunnels Webifyer, an ActiveX control is
automatically installed in their Internet Explorer browser, or a plug-in is
automatically installed in their Netscape or Mozilla browsers on Windows.
You can use the AppTunnels Webifyer with the following types of
applications:
• MicroSoft
®
Outlook, PeopleSoft
®
, SAP
®
, or Oracle
®
• Terminal emulators
• SSH
• Internet Mail (POP/IMAP/SMTP)
• LDAP
• Intranet web sites that rely on networked ActiveX or Java
• WEBDAV publishing
• Network drive mapping
In general, most TCP/IP-based client-server applications that do not require
dynamic ports work with the AppTunnels Webifyer.
Configuring AppTunnel Favorites
Under the Webifyers tab, click the AppTunnels link to open the
AppTunnels Webifyer screen.