SonicWALL Global VPN Quick start guide

Brand: SonicWALL

Model: Global VPN

Type: Quick start guide

SonicWall™GlobalVPNClient

4.10

AdministrationGuide

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Global

VPNClientAdministrationGuide

Updated‐March2017

SoftwareVersion‐4.10

232‐003830‐00RevA

Legend

WARNING:AWARNINGiconindicatesapotentialforpropertydamage,personalinjury,ordeath.

CAUTION:ACAUTIONiconindicatespotentialdamagetohardwareorlossofdataifinstructionsarenotfollowed.

IMPORTANT,NOTE,TIP,MOBILE,orVIDEO:Aninformationiconindicatessupportinginformation.

SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

Contents

IntroductiontoGlobalVPNClient......................................................6

GlobalVPNClientOverview ............... ................ ........

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GlobalVPNClientFeatures ........................

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GlobalVPNClientEnterprise............

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AboutthisGuide..

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TextConventions ..... .........................

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MessageIcons............

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GettingStartedwithGlobalVPNClient .......................................

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InstallingtheGlobalVPNClient....................................

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UsingtheSetupWizard ............... ..........

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UpgradingGlobalVPNClientfromaPreviousVersion .......

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Command‐LineOptionsforInstallation..............

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LaunchingtheGlobalVPNClient........

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SpecifyingGlobal

VPNClientLaunchOptions ...................... ................ ........ 16

ManagingtheGlobalVPNClientSystemTrayIcon ..... ................................ ....17

Adding

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UnderstandingVPNConnections ....................................

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CreatingaVPNConnectionUsingtheNewConnectionWizard.....................

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ImportingaVPNConfigurationFile .................. .................

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UsingGlobalVPNClientfromaDifferentWorkstation .......................

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Workaround—ForcedCreationofaNewLocallyCachedProfile .................. .......

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MakingVPNConnections ..............................................

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Overview............ ................ ........

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AccessingRedundantVPNGateways .......

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EnablingaVPNConnection

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EstablishingMultipleConnections ................ ................ ......

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EnteringaPre‐SharedKey............................

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SelectingaCertificate.............

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ProvidingUsernameandPasswordAuthentication..... ................ ................ .. ..28

Creatinga

ConnectionShortcut ........................................................  28

ConnectionWarning........... ................ .............

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ConfiguringVPNConnectionProperties....... .............

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DisplayingtheConnectionsPropertiesDialog..................

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ConnectionPropertiesGeneralSettings.............. .....

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ConnectionPropertiesUserAuthenticationSettings ..............

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ConnectionPropertiesPeersSettings.. ................ ..

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PeerInformationDialog...............

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ConnectionPropertiesStatusSettings..

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Contents

SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

Contents

ManagingVPNConnections .............. . . . .............. . . ................ .........38

AboutVPNConnections.. ................ ....................

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ArrangingConnections.......................

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RenamingaConnection......

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DeletingaConnection............... .. ................ .......

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SelectingAllConnections............... .......

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CheckingtheStatusofVPNConnections ....

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DisablingaVPNConnection  .

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UsingCertificates................. . .............. . . ......

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ObtainingCertificateInformation.................. ...

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ManagingCertificates ............. .

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TroubleshootingtheGlobalVPNClient ........................ ............... . ....

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ToolsforTroubleshooting . ................ ................ ..........

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UnderstandingtheGlobal VPNClientLog .... .....................

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OpeningtheLogViewerWindow.....................

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SavingtheCurrentLog...... .........

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ManagingLogMessages.

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ConfiguringtheLog ............................... .. .......

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ConfiguringAuto‐Logging...... ..............

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GeneratingaHelpReport ........

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AccessingSonicWallGlobalVPNClientTechnicalSupport................... ................  48

ViewingHelpTopics.

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UninstallingtheGlobalVPNClient .............................

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ConfiguringSonicWallAppliancesforGlobalVPNClients.................

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AboutGroupVPNPolicies.............. ................ .

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GlobalVPNClientLicenses ...............

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GroupVPNConnectionsSupported

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ActivatingYourGlobalVPN Client

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DownloadingGlobalVPNClientSoftwareandDocumentation............... ................  51

Usingthedefault.rcfFile...

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Aboutthedefault.rcfFile...................... ................ ..

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HowGlobalVPNClientUsesdefault.rcf......................

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Deployingthedefault.rcfFile .................

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Includingthedefault.rcfFilewiththeMSIInstaller

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Addingthedefault.rcfFiletotheInstallationDirectory .....

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ReplacinganExisting.rcfFilewiththedefault.rcfFile . ...........

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Creatingthedefault.rcfFile.......................

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default.rcfFileTagDescriptions.........

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Sampledefault.rcfFile...

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Troubleshootingthedefault.rcfFile...................................

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SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

Contents

UsingtheGlobalVPNClientCLI.......................................................60

AbouttheGlobalVPNClientCLI...................................

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CommandLineOptions..........................

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CommandLineExamples.........

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LogViewerMessages............................. . ..............

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ErrorMessages.......... ................ ....

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InfoMessages..... ...

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WarningMessages................ ................ .. ..

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SonicWallEndUserProductAgreement.............

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SonicWallSupport ..............

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SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

IntroductiontoGlobalVPNClient

• GlobalVPNClientOverviewonpage6

• GlobalVPNClientFeaturesonpage6

• GlobalVPNClientEnterpriseonpage8

• AboutthisGuideonpage8

• TextConventionsonpage9

• MessageIconsonpage9

GlobalVPNClientOverview

TheSonicWall™GlobalVPNClientcreatesaVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)connectionbetweenyourcomputer

andthecorporatenetworktomaintaintheconfidentialityofprivatedata.TheGlobalVPNClientprovidesan

easy‐to‐usesolutionforsecure,encryptedaccessthroughtheInternetforremoteusers.

CustomdevelopedbySonicWall,the

GlobalVPNClientcombineswithGroupVPNonSonicWallInternetSecurity

AppliancestodramaticallystreamlineVPNdeploymentandmanagement.UsingSonicWall’sClientPolicy

Provisioningtechnology,theSonicOSadministratorestablishestheVPNconnectionspoliciesfortheGlobalVPN

Clients.TheVPNconfigurationdataistransparentlydownloadedfromtheSonicWallVPNGateway(SonicWall

InternetSecurityAppliance)toGlobalVPNClients,removingtheburdenofprovisioningVPNconnectionsfrom

theuser.

ForconfiguringyourSonicWallsecurityappliancetosupportGlobalVPNClientsusingSonicOSGroupVPN,see

theSonicOSAdministrationGuideforthefirmwareversionrunningonyourSonicWallsecurityappliance (your

VPNgatewayappliance).

Topics:

• GlobalVPNClientFeaturesonpage6

• GlobalVPNClientEnterpriseonpage8

GlobalVPNClientFeatures

TheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientdeliversarobustIPsecVPNsolutionwiththesefeatures:

•EasytoUse‐Providesaneasy‐to‐followInstallationWizardtoquicklyinstalltheproduct,an

easy‐to‐followConfigurationWizardwithpoint‐and‐clickactivationofVPNconnections,andstreamlined

managementtoolstominimizesupportrequirements.

•Multiple

LanguageSupport‐TheGlobalVPNClientuserinterfacesupportsEnglish,SimplifiedChinese,

Japanese,Korean,andBrazilianPortuguese.TheUIautomaticallydisplaysintheWindowsdisplay

language.

SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

IntroductiontoGlobalVPNClient

• ClientPolicyProvisioning‐UsingonlytheIPaddressorFullyQualifiedDomainName(FQDN)ofthe

SonicWallVPNgateway ,theVPNconfigurationdataisautomaticallydownloadedfromtheSonicWall

VPNgatewayviaasecureIPsectunnel,removingtheburdenfromtheremoteuserofprovisioningVPN

connections.

•XAUTHAuthenticationwithRADIUS

‐Providesaddedsecuritywithuserauthenticationaftertheclient

hasbeenauthenticatedviaaRADIUSserver.

•VPNSessionReliability‐AllowsautomaticredirectincaseofaSonicWallVPNgatewayfailure.Ifa

SonicWallVPNgatewayisdownthentheGlobalVPNClientcangothroughanotherSonicWallVPN

gateway.

•MultipleSubnet

Support‐AllowsGlobalVPNClientconnectionstomorethanonesubnetinthe

configurationtoincreasenetworkingflexibility.

•Third‐PartyCertificateSupport‐SupportsVeriSign,Entrust,Microsoft,andNetscapeCertificate

Authorities(CAs)forenhanceduserauthentication.

• TunnelAllSupport‐ProvidesenhancedsecuritybyblockingalltrafficnotdirectedtotheVPNtunnel

to

preventInternetattacksfromenteringthecorporatenetworkthroughaVPNconnection.

•DHCPoverVPNSupport‐AllowsIPaddressprovisioningacrossaVPNtunnelforthecorporatenetwork

whileallowingWANDHCPforInternetAccessfromtheISP.

•SecureVPNConfiguration‐CriticalGlobalVPNClientconfigurationinformationislockedfromthe

user

topreventtampering.

•AESand3DESEncryption‐Supports168‐bitkey3DES(DataEncryptionStandard)andAES(Advanced

EncryptionStandard)forincreasedsecurity.AESrequiresSonicOS2.0orhigherontheSonicWallVPN

gatewayappliance.

•GMSManagement‐AllowsGlobalVPNClientconnectionstobemanagedbySonicWall’saward‐winning

Global

ManagementSystem(GMS).

•Multi‐PlatformClientSupport‐Supports32‐bitand64‐bitversionsofWindows:Windows10,Windows

8,Windows8.1,andWindows7.

•NATTraversal‐EnablesGlobalVPNClientconnectionstobeinitiatedfrombehindany deviceperforming

NAT(NetworkAddressTranslation).TheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientencapsulatesIPsecVPN

trafficto

passthroughNATdevices,whicharewidelydeployedtoallowlocalnetworkstouseoneexternalIP

addressforanentirenetwork.

•AutomaticReconnectWhenErrorOccurs‐AllowstheGlobalVPNClienttokeepretryingaconnectionif

itencountersaproblemconnectingtoapeer.Thisfeatureallows

theGlobalVPNClienttoautomatically

makeaconnectiontoaSonicWallVPNgatewaythatistemporarilydisabled,withoutmanual

intervention.

•GhostInstallationforLargeScaleInstallations‐EnablestheGlobalVPNClient’s virtualadaptertogetits

defaultaddressafterinstallationandthencreateaghostimage.

•NTDomainLogonScript

Support‐AllowsGlobalVPNClientstoperformWindowsNTdomain

authenticationafterestablishingasecureIPsectunnel.TheSonicWallVPNgatewaypassesthelogon

scriptaspartoftheGlobalVPNClientconfiguration.ThisfeatureallowstheVPNusertohaveaccessto

mappednetworkdrivesandothernetworkservices.

•Dual

ProcessorSupport‐EnablestheGlobalVPNClienttooperateondual‐processorcomputers.

•GroupPolicyManagement‐GlobalVPNClientsaccesscanbecustomizedandrestrictedtos pec ific

subnetaccess(RequiresSonicOSEnhanced).

•HubandSpokeVPNAccess‐AllowsIPaddressingfromSonicWallVPNgateway’sDHCPServertoGlobal

VPNClientfor

configuringadifferentsubnetforallremoteGlobalVPNClientsthanthesubnetofthe

LAN.Makeshub‐and‐spokeVPNaccesssimpler.WhenaGlobalVPNClientsuccessfullyauthenticates

withthecentralsite,itreceivesavirtualIPaddressthatalsograntsitaccesstoothertrustedVPNsites.

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•DefaultVPNConnectionsFile‐EnablestheSonicOS administratortoconfigureanddistributethe

corporateVPNconnectionswiththeGlobalVPNClientsoftwaretostreamlineVPNclientdeployment.

•SingleVPNConnectiontoanySonicWallSecureWirelessApplianceforRoaming‐Allowsuserstousea

singleVPNconnectiontoaccessthenetworks

ofmultipleSonicWallSecureWirelessappliances.

•AutomaticConfigurationofRedundantGatewaysfromDNS‐WhenanIPsecgatewaydomainname

resolvestomultiple IPaddresses,theGlobalVPNClientusestheIPaddressesinthelistasfailover

gateways.

• TunnelStateDisplayEnhancement‐TheGlobalVPNClientprovidesinformationaboutthestateof

VPN

tunnels.Inadditiontothestatesofenabled,disabled,andconnected,theGlobalVPNClientindicates

whentunnelsareauthenticating,provisioning,andconnecting.

• TunnelStatusPop‐UpWindow‐TheGlobalVPNClientalertsuserswhentunnelsareconnectedor

disconnectedbydisplayingasmallpop‐upwindow.

•SmartCardand

USBTokenAuthentication‐TheGlobalVPNClientisintegratedwiththeMicrosoft

CryptographicApplicationProgram(MSCryptoAPIorMSCAPI),whichenablestheGlobal VPNClientto

supportuserauthenticationusingdigitalcertificatesonSmartcardsandUSBtokens.

•NAT‐TRFC3947Support‐AllowsforautomaticdetectionofNATalongthe

pathbetweentwoIKEpeers

duringIKEPhase1negotiation.OndetectionofNATinmiddle,packetsareUDPencapsulatedusingport

4500.

•DNSRedirect‐DNSqueriestoDNSsuffixassociatedwithVirtualAdapterarenotsentonthephysical

adapter.

• TunnelAllSupportEnhancement‐Providestheabilitytoroutecleartraffic

todirectlyconnected

networkinterfacesthatareconfiguredwiththeRouteAllpolicy,whichisgenerallyusedintheWLAN

zone.

•ProgramAuto‐StartonVPNConnection‐Automaticallylaunchesaprogram,withoptionalarguments,

whensuccessfulVPNconnectionsareestablished,asspecifiedintheConnectionPropertiesdialog.

GlobalVPNClientEnterprise

GlobalVPNClientEnterpriseprovidesthesamefunctionalityastheGlobalVPNClientwiththeaddedfeatureof

licensesharing.

AboutthisGuide

TheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientAdministrationGuideprovidescompletedocumentationoninstalling,

configuring,andmanaging theSonicWallGlobalVPNClient.ThisguidealsoprovidesinstructionsforSonicWall

GlobalVPNClientEnterprise.

ForconfiguringyourSonicWallsecurityappliancetosupportGlobalVPNClientsusingSonicOSGroupVPN,see

theSonicOSAdministrationGuidefor

thefirmwareversionrunningonyourSonicWallsecurityappliance(your

VPNgatewayappliance).

Topics:

• TextConventionsonpage9

• MessageIconsonpage9

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IntroductiontoGlobalVPNClient

TextConventions

MessageIcons

Thesespecialmessagesrefertonoteworthyinformation,andincludeasymbolforquickidentification:

Convention Use

Bold HighlightsitemsyoucanselectontheGlobalVPNClientinterface

ortheSonicOSmanagementinterface.

MenuItem>MenuItem Indicatesamultiplestepmenuchoice.Forexample,“selectFile>

Open”means“selectthe

Filemenu,andthenselecttheOpen

itemfromtheFilemenu.

Screen Text Indicatestextasyouwouldseeitonacomputerscreenorwould

enteronacommandline.Forexample,

myDevice> show

alerts



WARNING:Importantinformationthatwarnsaboutapotentialforpropertydamage,personalinjury,

ordeath

CAUTION:Importantinformationthatcautionsaboutfeaturesaffectingfirewallperformance,security

features,orcausingpotentialproblemswithyourSonicWallappliance.

TIP:UsefulinformationaboutsecurityfeaturesandconfigurationsonyourSonicWallappliance.

IMPORTANT:Importantinformationonafeaturethatrequirescalloutforspecialattention.

NOTE:Supportinginformationonafeature.

MOBILE:UsefulinformationaboutmobileappsforyourSonicWallappliance.

VIDEO:LinkstovideoscontainingfurtherinformationaboutafeatureonyourSonicWallappliance.

SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

GettingStartedwithGlobalVPNClient

• InstallingtheGlobalVPNClientonpage10

• UpgradingGlobalVPNClientfromaPreviousVersiononpage14

• Command‐LineOptionsforInstallationonpage14

• LaunchingtheGlobalVPNClientonpage15

• SpecifyingGlobalVPNClientLaunchOptionsonpage16

• ManagingtheGlobalVPNClientSystem

TrayIcononpage17

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutinstalling,upgrading,andlaunchingtheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient.

InstallingtheGlobalVPNClient

TheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientusesaneasy ‐to‐usewizardtoguideyouthroughtheinstallationprocess.

TheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientoperateson32‐bitand64‐bitversionsofWindows10,Windows8.1,Windows

8,andWindows7clientoperatingsystems.

TheGlobalVPNClientissupportedon

allSonicWallsecurityappliancesrunningGen5(5.0andhigher)andGen6

(6.1andhigher)SonicOSfirmwareversions.

UsingtheSetupWizard

Thissectionexplainshowtoinstallthe SonicWallGlobalVPNClientprogramusingtheSetupWizard.

TousetheSetupWizard:

1Downloadtheself‐extractinginstaller,GVCSetupXX.exe(whereXXiseither32for32‐bitWindows

platformsor64for64‐bitWindowsplatforms) ,fromMySonicWall.

NOTE:InstallingtheGlobalVPNClientrequiresAdministratorrights.

NOTE:ForinformationonthenumberofSonicWallGlobalVPNClientconnectionssupportedbyyour

SonicWallapplianceandGlobalVPNClientlicensingforyourappliance,seeGlobalVPNClientLicenseson

page50.

IMPORTANT:Removeanyinstalled3rdPartyVPNclientprogrambeforeinstallingthelatestSonicWall

GlobalVPNClient.

IfyouhaveSonicWallGlobalVPNClientinstalled,youmustuninstallitbeforeinstallingversion4.10.x.

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2Double‐clickGVCSetupXX.exe.TheSetupWizardlaunches.

3 ClickNexttocontinueinstallationoftheVPNClient.TheLicenseAgreementpagedisplays.

4 SelecttheIAgreeradiobutton.

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5 ClickNext.TheInstallationFolderSelectionpagedisplays.

6 Optionally,tospecify acustominstallationlocation,clickBrowse.

a Selectthelocation.

b ClickOK.

7 Optionally,clicktheDiskCostbuttontoseethediskspacerequirements.

8UnderInstallSonicWallGlobalVPNClientforyourself,orforanyonewhousesthiscomputer,select

either

EveryoneorJustme.

9 ClickNext.Thenextpageindicatesthattheinstallerisreadytobegininstallation.

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10 ClickNext.TheGlobalVPNClientisbeinginstalledpagedisplays,whichindicatesthe statusofthe

installation.

11 WaitwhiletheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientfilesareinstalledonyourcomputer.Whentheinstallationis

complete,theGlobalVPN Clienthasbeensuccessfullyinstalledpagedisplays.

12 ClickClosetoexitthe

wizard.Afterasuccessfulinstallation,whathappensnextdependsonwhetheryou

hadsavedconnections:

• IfyousavedtheconnectionconfigurationsfromapreviousversionoftheSonicWallGlobalVPN

Clientwhenuninstallingit,theGlobalVPNClientlaunches,andyourdefaultconnectionprompts

youforlogincredentials.

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• Ifnopreviousconnectionsexist,theNewConnectionWizardlaunchesautomatically.Thisonly

occursthefirsttimetheGlobalVPNClientstartsup.Formoreinformation,seeCreatingaVPN

ConnectionUsingtheNewConnectionWizardonpage19,

UpgradingGlobalVPNClientfromaPrevious

Version

Upgradesfrompreviousversionsarenotsupported.IfyouhaveSonicWallGlobalVPNClientversion4.9.22or

earlierinstalled,youmustuninstallthatversionandrebootyourPCbeforeinstallingversion4.10.x.The4.10.x

installerdoesnotallowupgradingfromearlierversions.

Command‐LineOptionsforInstallation

ThereareseveralcommandlineoptionsavailableforSonicW allGlobalVPNClientinstallation.

Alloptionsarecase‐insensitiveandmustbeprecededbyaforwardslash(/):

•/Q–Quietmode.Anormal(non‐silent)installationoftheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientreceivesthe

necessaryinputfromtheuserinthe

formofresponsestodialogs.However,asilentinstallationdoesnot

prompttheuserforanyinput,butinstead,usesthedefaultsforeveryoption.Simplytypeinthe

followingwhereXXiseither32for32‐bitWindowsplatformsor64for64‐bitWindowsplatforms:

GVCSetupXX.exe /q

•/T–

Specifyatemporaryworkingfolderinwhichtoplaceanytemporaryfilesgeneratedduringthe

installationprocess.TheToptionmustbefollowedbyacolon(:)andthefullpathtothefolderthatyou

wanttouse.Forexample,typeinthefollowing:

GVCSetupXX.exe /t:C:\TemporaryFiles

•/C–Placeallfiles

extracted(MSIInstallerfile)fromtheinstallpackageintothefolderspecifiedintheT

option.TheCoptionisonlyvalidwhenusedtogetherwiththeToption.Forexample,typeoneofthe

following:

GVCSetupXX.exe /c /t:C:\TemporaryFiles

GVCSetupXX.exe /T:C:\TemporaryFiles /c

TIP:YoucanconfiguretheGlobalVPNClienttolaunchautomaticallyeverytimeyoulog

ontoyourcomputer,ontheGeneraltabintheView>Optionspage.Formoreinformation,

seeSpecifyingGlobalVPNClientLaunchOptionsonpage16

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LaunchingtheGlobalVPNClient

TolaunchtheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient:

1 SelectStart>Programs>GlobalVPNClient.

2Youcandoanyofthefollowing:

• ToclosetheGlobalVPNClientdialog,buthaveyourestablishedVPNconnectionsremainactive,

clickX,pressAlt+F4,orchooseFile>Close.

AmessageappearsnotifyingyouthattheGlobalVPNClientprogram

andanyenabled

connectionsremainactiveafterthedialogisclosed.

Ifyoudon’twantthisnotificationmessagetodisplayeverytimeyouclosetheGlobalVPNClient

dialog:

a) SelecttheDon’tshowmethismessageagaincheckbox.

b) ClickOK.

• ToopentheGlobalVPNClientdialog:

• Double‐clicktheGlobal

VPNClienticoninthesystemtray.

• Right‐clicktheicon,andtheselectOpenGlobalVPNClient.

CAUTION:ExitingtheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientfromthesystemtrayiconmenudisablesanyactive

VPNconnections.

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SpecifyingGlobalVPNClientLaunchOptions

YoucanspecifyhowtheSonicWallGlobalVPNClientlaunchesandwhatnotificationwindowsappearusingthe

controlsintheGeneraltaboftheOptionsdialog.ChooseView>OptionstodisplaytheOptionsdialog.

TheGeneraltabincludesthefollowingsettingstocontrolthe launchoftheGlobalVPNClient:

•Start

thisprogramwhenIlogin‐LaunchestheSonicWall GlobalVPN Clientwhenyoulogintoyour

computer.

•WarnmebeforeenablingaconnectionthatwillblockmyInternettraffic.ActivatesaConnection

WarningmessagenotifyingyouthattheVPNconnectionwillblocklocalInternetandnetworktraffic.

• Rememberthelast

windowstate(closedoropen)thenexttimetheprogramisstarted‐Allowsthe

GlobalVPNClienttorememberthelastwindowstate(openorclosed)thenexttimetheprogramis

started.Forexample,ausercanlaunchtheGlobalVPNClientfromthesystemtraywithoutopeninga

windowonthedesktop.

•Whenclosingtheconnectionswindow‐SpecifieshowtheGlobalVPNClientbehaveswhenthewindow

isclosed:

• Minimizethewindow(restoreitfromthetaskbar)‐Minimizesthewindowtotaskbarand

restoresitfromthetaskbar.

•Hidethewindow(re‐openitfromthetrayicon)‐The

defaultsettingthathidestheGlobalVPN

Clientwindowwhenyoucloseit.YoucanopentheGlobalVPNClientfromtheprogramiconin

thesystemtray.EnablingthissettingalsodisplaystheShowthenotificationwhenIhidethe

connectionswindowcheckbox.

•Showthe notificationwhenIhide

theconnectionswindow‐Selectingthischeckbox

activatestheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient HideNotificationwindowwheneveryouclose

TIP:Youcan:

• ChangethedefaultlaunchsettingforSonicWallGlobalVPNClient;seeSpecifyingGlobal

VPNClientLaunchOptionsonpage16formoreinformation.

• CreateashortcuttoautomaticallylaunchtheGlobalVPNClientdialogandmaketheVPN

connectionfromthedesktop,taskbar,orStartmenu.SeeGlobal

VPNClientLicenseson

page50formoreinformation.

• LaunchtheGlobalVPNClientfromthecommandline,SeeUsingtheGlobalVPNClientCLI

onpage60formoreinformation.

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theGlobalVPNClientwindowwhilethe programisstillrunning.Themessagetellsyou

thattheGlobalVPNClientprogramcontinuestorunafteryouclose(hide)thewindow.

ManagingtheGlobalVPNClientSystemTray

Icon

WhenyoulaunchtheGlobalVPNClientwindow,theprogramiconappearsinthesystemtrayonthetaskbar.

ThisiconprovidesprogramandVPNconnectionstatusindicatorsaswellasamenuforcommonSonicWall

GlobalVPNClientcommands.Right‐clickingontheGlobalVPNClienticoninthesystem

traydisplaysamenuof

optionsformanagingtheprogram.

•OpenGlobalVPNClient‐Openstheprogramwindow.

•Enable‐DisplaysamenuofVPNconnectionsthatcanbeenabled.

• Disable‐DisplaysamenuofVPNconnectionsthatcanbedisabled.

•OpenLogViewer‐Opensthe LogViewertoviewinformationalanderrormessages.

SeeUnderstanding

theGlobalVPNClientLogonpage43formoreinformationontheLogViewer.

•OpenCertificateManager‐OpenstheCertificateManager.SeeManagingCertificatesonpage41for

moreinformationontheCertificateManager.

•Exit‐ExitstheGlobalVPNClientwindowanddisablesanyactiveVPNconnections.

Movingthe

mousepointerovertheGlobalVPNClienticoninthesystemtraydisplaysthenumberofenabled

VPNconnections.

TheGlobalVPNClienticoninthesystemtrayalsoactsasavisualindicatorofdatapassingbetweentheGlobal

VPNClientandtheSonicWallgateway.

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AddingVPNConnections

• UnderstandingVPNConnectionsonpage18

• CreatingaVPNConnectionUsingtheNewConnectionWizardonpage19

• ImportingaVPNConfigurationFileonpage21

• UsingGlobalVPNClientfromaDifferentWorkstationonpage21

UnderstandingVPNConnections

TheGlobalVPNClientallowsmultipleconnectionstobeconfiguredatthesametime,whethertheyare

provisionedfrommultiplegatewaysorimportedfromoneormorefiles.Becauseconnectionsmaybe

provisionedfrommultiplegateways,eachconnectionexplicitlystatesallowedbehaviorinthepresenceofany

connectionpolicyconflicts.You

mayhaveVPNconnectionsthatdon’tallowotherVPNconnectionsorInternet

andnetworkconnectionswhile theVPNpolicyisenabled.

TheVPNconnectionpolicyincludesalltheparametersnecessarytoestablishsecureIPsectunnelstothe

gateway.AconnectionpolicyincludesPhase1andPhase2SecurityAssociations(SA)parameters:

• Encryptionandauthenticationproposals

• Phase1identitypayloadtype

• Phase2proxyIDs(trafficselectors)

• ClientPhase1credential

• Allowedbehaviorofconnectioninpresenceofotheractiveconnections

• Clientcachingbehavior

AddinganewVPNconnectioniseasybecause SonicWall’sClientPolicyProvisioningautomaticallyprovidesall

thenecessaryconfigurationinformation

tomakeasecureconnectiontothelocalorremotenetwork.The

burdenofconfiguringthe VPNconnectionparametersisremoved fromtheGlobalVPNClientuser.VPN

connectionscanbecreatedusingthreemethods:

• DownloadtheVPNpolicyfromtheSonicWallVPNGatewaytotheGlobalVPNClientusing

theNew

ConnectionWizard.Thiswizardwalksyouthroughtheprocessoflocatingthesourceofyour

configurationinformationandautomaticallydownloadstheVPNconfigurationinformationoverasecure

IPsecVPNtunnel.

• ImportaVPNpolicyfileintotheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient.TheVPNpolicyissenttoyou

asa.rcffile,

whichyouinstallusingtheImport Connectiondialog.

• Installthedefault.rcffileaspartoftheGlobalVPNClientsoftwareinstallationoradditafter

installingtheGlobalVPNClient.IftheSonicWallVPNGatewayadministratorincludedthe

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AddingVPNConnections

default.rcffileaspartoftheGlobalVPNClientsoftware,oneormorepreconfiguredVPN

connectionsareautomaticallycrea tedwhentheprogramisinstalled.

CreatingaVPNConnectionUsingtheNew

ConnectionWizard

ThefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtousetheNewConnectionWizardtoautomaticallydownloadaVPN

connectionpolicyfortheGlobalVPNClientfromalocalorremoteSonicWallVPNgateway.

TousetheNewConnectionWizard:

1 ChooseStart>Programs>GlobalVPNClient.ThefirsttimeyouopentheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient,

theNewConnectionWizardlaunchesautomatically.

2IftheNewConnectionWizarddoesnotdisplay,tolaunchit,clicktheNewConnection button.

NOTE:Creatingadefault.rcffileanddistributingitwiththeGlobalVPNClientsoftwareallows

theSonicWallVPNGatewayadministratortostreamlineVPNclientdeploymentandallowsusersto

quicklyestablishVPNconnections.Ifadefault.rcffileisincludedwiththedownloadedGlobal

VPNClientsoftware,theVPNpolicyconfiguredby

theSonicWallVPNGatewayadministratoris

usedtocreateaconnectionautomaticallywhentheclientsoftwareisinstalled.Formore

informationoncreatingthedefault.rcffile,seeUsingthedefault.rcfFileonpage52.

NOTE:TofacilitatetheautomaticprovisioningofGlobalVPNClients,configureyourSonicWall

appliancebeconfiguredwithGroupVPN.Forinstructionsonconfiguringyourappliancewith

GroupVPN,seetheSonicOSAdministrationGuide.

NOTE:ForinstructionsonimportingacertificateintotheGlobalVPNClient,seeUsingCertificates

onpage41.

SonicWallGlobalVPNClient4.10AdministrationGuide

AddingVPNConnections

3 ClickNext.TheNewConnectionpagedisplays.

4EntertheIPaddressorFQDNofthegatewayintheIPAddressorDomainNamefield.Theinformation

youtypeintheIPAddressorDomainNamefieldappearsintheConnectionNamefield.

5 Optionally,ifyouwantadifferentnameforyour

connection,typethenewnameforyourVPN

connectionintheConnectionNamefield.

6 ClickNext.TheCompletingtheNewConnectionWizardpagedisplays.

7 Optionally,selecteitherorboth:

•Createadesktopshortcutforthisconnectionifyouwanttocreateashortcuticononyour

desktopforthisVPNconnection.

•Enablethisconnectionwhentheprogramislaunchedifyouwanttoautomaticallyestablishthis

VPNconnectionwhenyoulaunchtheSonicWallGlobalVPNClient.

8 ClickFinish.ThenewVPNconnectionappearsintheGlobalVPNClientwindow.

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SonicWALL Global VPN Quick start guide

SonicWALL Global VPN Quick start guide

SonicWALL Global VPN Quick start guide

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