Requirements; Sidewinder And Other Network Requirements - Secure Computing ADMINGUIDEREVA Manual

Requirements

To configure VPN communication between Sidewinder and Soft-PK
clients, your Sidewinder must be configured with the proper VPN
parameter settings and access rules. In addition, depending on your
VPN connection set up, you may also need to define the proper
digital certificates.
To run the Soft-PK VPN client, each remote system must meet
minimum hardware and software requirements. In addition, the
system must be able to make a connection with the Internet through
any of a number of means (for example, a dial-up networking facility,
an Ethernet LAN interface, DSL, cable modem, etc.).
Before starting your VPN setup, ensure that your environment meets
the requirements listed in this section.

Sidewinder and other network requirements

The network over which Soft-PK and Sidewinder will be used must
meet the basic requirements listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Network requirements for using Soft-PK with Sidewinder
Category Requirement
Š
A network infrastructure with at least one installed and
Network
operational Sidewinder.
Note:
Sidewinder.
Š
Sidewinder
Sidewinder Version 5.1 or later
Š
VPN feature license
Š
Connection to the Internet (via a dial-up line, DSL, cable
Remote client
Internet
modem, etc.)
connection
Š
Digital certificates based on Sidewinder self-signed
If using digital
certificate
certificates,
authentication
or
Š
Digital certificates from a public CA or your own CA
server. (Registration over the network using SCEP is
recommended.)
a. This document is based on Sidewinder running Version 5.1.0.02.
You can protect more than one LAN with a single
a
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