Chapter 9 Managing Users, Authentication, And Vpn Certificates; Authentication Process And Options - NETGEAR UTM5 Reference Manual

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Managing Users, Authentication, and

VPN Certificates

This chapter describes how to manage users, authentication, and security certificates for IPSec

VPN and SSL VPN. This chapter contains the following sections:

Configure Authentication Domains, Groups, and Users

Manage Digital Certificates for VPN Connections

Authentication Process and Options

Users are assigned to a group, and a group is assigned to a domain. Therefore, you should

first create any domains, then groups, then user accounts.

Do not confuse the authentication groups with the LAN groups that

are discussed in

You need to create name and password accounts for all users who need to be able to

connect to the UTM. This includes administrators, guests, and SSL VPN clients. Accounts for

IPSec VPN clients are required only if you have enabled Extended Authentication (XAUTH)

in your IPSec VPN configuration.

Users connecting to the UTM need to be authenticated before being allowed to access the

UTM or the VPN-protected network. The login screen that is presented to the user requires

three items: a user name, a password, and a domain selection. The domain determines the

authentication method that is used and, for SSL connections, the portal layout that is

IPSec VPN users always belong to the default domain (geardomain)

and are not assigned to groups.

Manage Groups and Hosts (LAN Groups)

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