SonicWall: How to configure SSL VPN Client to Site on SonicWall firewall using domain user

Overview

The article shows how to configure the SSL VPN Client to Site feature so that remote users can connect to the internal network and the user used is a synchronized user from AD to the Sonicwall device, this helps reduce the creation of multiple users and force users to use multiple accounts

Diagram

How to configure

Login to SonicWall firewall by Admin account
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Go to DEVICE -> Choose Users -> Choose Local Users & Groups -> Choose Local Users tab -> Choose users that you want to access via VPN -> Click Edit icon

Move to Groups tab -> Choose SSLVPN Services group and click > icon
Click Save

Create SSL VPN IP Pool

Go to OBJECTS -> Choose Addresses -> Choose Address Objects -> Click Add

Enter name for object
In Zone Assignment: Choose SSL VPN
In Type: Choose Range
In Starting IP Address: Enter start IP
In Ending IP Address: Enter end IP

Click Save

Configure SSL VPN Setting

Go to NETWORK -> Choose SSL VPN -> Choose Server Settings

In SSL VPN STATUS ON ZONES: Choose WAN to show the SSL VPN access status on the WAN Zone
In SSL VPN SERVER SETTINGS: Choose SSL VPN Port, and Domain as you want

Click ACCEPT

Go to Client Settings -> Click settings icon

In Settings
- In Network Address IPv4: Choose SSL VPN Pool that was created before
In Client Routes
- Choose network that you want to allow to SSL VPN access
- **Note that SSL VPN users to access resources, it must be set up on both VPN Access and Client Routes
In Client Settings
- In DNS: Enter DNS server IP
- Enable Create Client Connection Profile: Client NetExtender will create a connection profile with SSL VPN server, domain name and optional with username and password
- In Username & Password Caching: Choose information and save