SonicWALL SSL VPN 2.5 manual Contents, Platform Compatibility, New Features

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Contents

Platform Compatibility

New Features

Known Issues

Resolved Issues

Upgrading SonicWALL SSL VPN Software Procedures

Related Technical Documentation

Platform Compatibility

The SonicWALL SSL VPN 2.5 release is supported on the following platforms:

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New Features

The following new features are supported on the SonicWALL SSL VPN 2.5 release:

•NetExtender for Mac & Linux: SSL VPN 2.5 has a NetExtender client that is compatible with MacOS and Linux systems. It uses a similar graphical layout and has many of the same basic features as the NetExtender client for Windows for ease of use.

Mac Requirements:

oMac OS X 10.4+

oApple Java 1.4+ (can be installed/upgraded by going to Apple Menu > Software Update; should be pre-installed on OS X 10.4+)

Linux Requirements:

oi386-compatible distribution of Linux

oFedora Core and Ubuntu.

oSun Java 1.4+

•NetExtender Windows Client Enhancements: The NetExtender client for Windows from SSL VPN 2.5 comes with added features and improved functionality including a new log system and log viewer that supports flexible log formats, such as binary log files. The standalone log viewer can filter logs by time and log levels.

Another new feature is the stand-alone client upgrade feature. The NetExtender client will automatically check for a newer version of the client at the SSL-VPN appliance and automatically upgrade. Older versions do not check for a newer version and must be upgraded manually to remain compatible with future features.

•Portal Enhancements: SSL VPN 2.5 features numerous enhancements to the Portal configuration capabilities including new management rules that can be set for HTTP, HTTPS, and Ping.

•Per Bookmark Single Sign-On Credentials: SSL VPN 2.5 supports custom Single Sign-On credentials for individual RDP and FTP bookmarks.

•Reverse-Proxy Enhancements:

oURL/Port based policies

oVariable response size

•RDP Enhancements: SSL VPN 2.5 supports the ‘Login as Console’ option, the ability to control the number of colors used in RDP sessions, the ‘Execute in Folder’ option, Plugin DLLs, and the Wake-on-LAN option. The Wake-on-LAN option can invoke multiple machines if their MAC addresses are separated by spaces.

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