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Chapter 6
Configuring the SSL VPN Tunnel Client and Port
Forwarding
This chapter describes the configuration for the SSL VPN Tunnel Client and for Port Forwarding. When a remote user accesses the SSL VPN Concentrator from a PC that allows ActiveX content, these two powerful features can be activated. For each of these features, the SSL312 installs a small client program on the user’s PC that enables a more direct level of network access than is possible from the browser alone.
This chapter includes:
•Two Approaches for VPN
•SSL VPN Client Configuration
•Configuring Applications for Port Forwarding
Two Approaches for VPN
Two portal features allow direct VPN access to the corporate network. The SSL VPN Tunnel Client allows full network access similar to an IPSec VPN connection. Port Forwarding allows direct network access for selected
When a remote user accesses the SSL VPN Portal, one of the listed options is to Establish an SSL VPN Tunnel. When this feature is selected, the SSL VPN Concentrator will install a small VPN Tunnel Client program on the user’s PC that will allow the remote user to virtually join the corporate network. The VPN Tunnel Client provides a PPP
Port Forwarding, like VPN Tunnel, is a
•Only supports TCP connections, not UDP or other IP protocols.