Scenario 2: Remote Access VPN
A remote-access Virtual Private Network (VPN) enables you to provide secure access to off-site users.
ASDM enables you to configure the adaptive security appliance to create secure connections, or
tunnels, across the Internet.
Figure 5 shows an adaptive security appliance configured to accept requests from and establish secure
connections with VPN clients over the Internet.
Figure 5
Network Layout for Remote Access VPN Scenario
DNS Server
10.10.10.163
Internal
Inside
network
10.10.10.0
WINS Server
10.10.10.133
The ASDM VPN Wizard enables you to configure the adaptive security appliance as a remote access
VPN headend device in a series of simple steps.
Step 1: Configure the adaptive security appliance for remote access VPN.
Launch ASDM by entering the factory default IP address in the address field of a web browser:
1.
https://192.168.1.1/admin/.
In the main ASDM page, choose the VPN Wizard option from the Wizards drop-down menu. The
2.
VPN Wizard Step 1 window appears.
ASA security
appliance
Outside
VPN client
(user 1)
Internet
VPN client
(user 2)
VPN client
(user 3)
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