Secure Access Client connections

New Features

The Secure Access Client included in this release can connect to earlier versions of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. Also,earlier versions of the Secure Access Client can connect to this release of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway if enabled on the Global Cluster Policies tab.

Automatic port redirection

You can configure the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway so that any unsecure HTTP connection attempt on port 80 is automatically redirected by the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to a secure HTTPS connection attempt on port 443 (or other administrator-specified port).

Disable desktop sharing

You can disable the desktop sharing feature of the Secure Access Client for a user group. The Secure Access Client desktop sharing feature allows a user to view a list of all other users who are logged on. If this capability causes privacy concerns for your organization, you can disable the desktop sharing fea- ture to prevent a specific group of users from viewing the list of online users.

Additional control over Secure Access Client connections

You can configure the Secure Access Client to disconnect from the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway if there is no user activity on the connection for a specific time interval. You can also force a client disconnection if the connection remains active for a specific time interval or if the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway does not detect keyboard or mouse activity.

Disable kiosk mode

In this release, you can disable kiosk mode for client connections. When kiosk mode is disabled, users do not see the kiosk link on the Web portal page. Users are only allowed to log on using the full Secure Access Client.

Specify multiple ports and port ranges for network resources

This release allows you to configure port ranges. You have four options when configuring the ports the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway uses to connect to internal network resources. You can specify a single port, multiple individual ports, a range of ports, or all ports.

Voice over IP softphone support

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway supports voice over IP softphones from Avaya, Nortel, and Cisco.

Editable HOSTS file

You can edit the HOSTS file on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway from the user interface of the Administra- tion Tool. The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway uses the HOSTS file in conjunction with DNS servers to force DNS resolution to translate host names to IP addresses.

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