Enabling Group Vpn On The Sonicwall - Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

Enabling Group VPN on the SonicWALL

Click VPN on the left side of the SonicWALL browser window, and then click the
Configure tab at the top of the window.
The SonicWALL VPN tab defaults to a Group VPN setting. This feature facilitates the
set up and deployment of multiple VPN clients by the administrator of the SonicWALL
appliance. Security settings can now be exported to the remote client and imported into
the remote VPN client settings. Group VPN allows for easy deployment of multiple
VPN clients as it eliminates the need to individually configure remote VPN clients.
Group VPN is only available for VPN clients and it is recommended
Authentication Service or XAUTH/RADIUS in conjunction with the Group VPN for added
security.
To enable Group VPN, follow the instructions below:
1. Click VPN on the left side of the management station interface.
2. Click on Group VPN. The Security Association default setting is Group VPN.
3. Configure the Group VPN to use either IKE using Preshared Secrets or IKE
using Certificates. To use certificates, an Authentication Service upgrade
must be purchased.
4. Enter the SA Life Time value in minutes. A value of 28800 minutes (8 hours) is
recommended.
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