APPENDIX D Examples of Configuring Network

Access

After the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway is installed and configured to operate in your network environment, use the Administration Tool to configure user access to the servers, applications, and other resources on the internal network.

Configuring user access to internal network resources involves defining accessible networks for split tunneling, configuring authentication and authorization, creating user groups, creating local users, and defining the access control lists (ACLs) for user groups.

Note

An ACL is a set of policies that determines the level of access that users have to the network resources.

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway supports several different authentication and authorization types that can be configured in a variety of combinations and used with policies to control user access to the inter- nal network.

Because of the number of options and possibilities involved with configuring user access to the internal network, this aspect of Firebox SSL VPN Gateway configuration is covered in four different sections of this book.

•This appendix provides example user access scenarios and includes step-by-step instructions for configuring the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to support the access scenarios. These scenarios are intended as tutorials to help you understand how to use the features of the Administration Tool to configure user access, and are not examples of real-world configurations.

After you read these examples and understand the basics of configuring user access, use the information provided in the three chapters listed below to complete your configuration.

•“Configuring Authentication and Authorization” on page 61". This chapter discusses the different authentication and authorization options and how to configure them.

•“Adding and Configuring Local Users and User Groups” on page 87. This chapter discusses how to work with user groups, network resources, and various policies to define access control lists (ACLs) on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

•“Working with Client Connections” on page 117. This chapter discusses client connectivity to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

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