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Personal aXsGUARD - 7.7.1

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Chapter 4. Server-Side Configuration

4.1. Overview

In this chapter, we explain how to configure the corporate aXsGUARD Gatekeeper VPN server, so that a PAX
can download its settings and establish a VPN connection. The configuration steps must be executed in the
provided order. The instructions provided further imply that no CA or PAX has been initialized or configured on
the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper. If you are already familiar with these topics, you may skip to 

Chapter 5, Client-

Side Configuration

, which explains how to configure your PAX.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

• PAX Feature Activation

• Initialization of the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper CA

• Creating an aXsGUARD Gatekeeper VPN (SSL) server certificate

• Creating a PAX client certificate

• Configuring the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper SSL VPN certificate settings

• Configuration of the PAX settings on the server side

4.2. Feature Activation

Before  you  can  access  the  menu  to  configure  your  PAX  settings,  you  need  to  activate  the  feature  on  the
aXsGUARD Gatekeeper.

1. Log on to the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper, as explained in the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper System Administration

How To, which can be accessed via the Documentation button in the Administrator Tool.

2. Navigate to System 

 Feature Activation

3. Expand the VPN & RAS tree.

4. Check the Do you use the Personal aXsGUARD Gatekeeper? option.

5. Click on Update.

Figure 4.1. PAX Feature Activation

4.3. Server and Client Certificates

You must use the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper CA to create the appropriate PAX client and server certificates.
The concept and use of the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper PKI are fully explained in the PKI How To, which can
be downloaded by clicking on the Documentation button in the administrator tool. What follows is an overview
of what is covered in this manual.

• How to initialize the CA

• How to generate certificates

• How to import, export and revoke certificates

• How to configure automatic notifications

Summary of Contents for Personal aXsGUARD

Page 1: ...Personal aXsGUARD Installation and Configuration Guide 7 7 1...

Page 2: ...ou May Need 6 3 2 Central Management and PKI 6 3 3 Security Recommendations 7 3 4 NAT Traversal 8 3 4 1 Purpose and Definition 8 3 4 2 UPnP and NAT PMP 8 3 4 3 DNAT and Port Forwarding 8 3 4 4 SNAT an...

Page 3: ...boot Procedure 26 6 Status Logging and Diagnostics 27 6 1 Overview 27 6 2 Checking the Status 27 6 2 1 On the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper 27 6 2 2 On the Personal aXsGUARD 27 6 3 Checking the Logs 27 6 3 1 On...

Page 4: ...RES LIABILITY DESPITE THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS Intellectual Property and Copyright VASCO Products contain proprietary and confidential information VASCO Data Security Inc and or VASCO...

Page 5: ...and connect the Personal aXsGUARD with the corporate aXsGUARD Gatekeeper starting with the factory default settings In Chapter 6 Status Logging and Diagnostics we explain how to access the Personal aX...

Page 6: ...r design means that optional features can be purchased at any time to support for example e mail and Web access control The aXsGUARD Gatekeeper can easily be integrated into existing IT infrastructure...

Page 7: ...tional in service appliance requires the following steps 1 Logging on to the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper as the default sysadmin user and changing the sysadmin password 2 Creating a new user with full adminis...

Page 8: ...Warranty Notice Do not press the reset button on the back panel of the AG 1296 model Removal of the protective seal automatically voids the product warranty and will necessitate a replacement Figure...

Page 9: ...Hz Signal Rate 5GHz Up to 450Mbps 2 4GHz Up to 300Mbps EIRP 20dBm Reception Sensitivity 300M_2 4G 70dBm 270M_2 4G 70dBm 195M_2 4G 71dBm 130M_2 4G 74dBm 54M_2 4G 79dBm 6M_2 4G 94dBm 450M_5G 64dBm 405M_...

Page 10: ...tually a hardware OpenVPN client 3 2 Central Management and PKI The hosts client and server involved in an SSL VPN connection use digital certificates for identification and encryption purposes In ter...

Page 11: ...ept ICMP traffic and VASCO remote support connections Figure 3 2 PAX Firewall Scenarios The stat sec Firewall Policy and dynamic policies configured for PPTP L2TP or OpenVPN do not apply to the PAX Al...

Page 12: ...he PAX UPnP basically allows a program to open ports that are necessary for its operation without any warning or intervention from the system administrator For this reason there is a security risk ass...

Page 13: ...ows traffic from the NAT d WAN to traverse the PAX s firewall while incoming Internet traffic remains blocked Figure 3 3 WAN to LAN Option in NAT Environment 3 4 4 SNAT and Masquerading Source Network...

Page 14: ...ly try an alternate IP address in case the primary VPN connection is failing Failover can also be applied at the protocol level since the PAX supports UDP and TCP see Section 3 7 TCP or UDP The defaul...

Page 15: ...s such your PAX becomes a secured wireless access point for your corporate network This requires some minor configuration on the client side Consult the documentation of the client s operating system...

Page 16: ...and IP address es of aXsGUARD Gatekeeper VPN server s on the Internet The user level is limited to stopping and starting the VPN connection initiating a remote support connection and rebooting the PA...

Page 17: ...f the PAX settings on the server side 4 2 Feature Activation Before you can access the menu to configure your PAX settings you need to activate the feature on the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper 1 Log on to the a...

Page 18: ...ersonal aXsGUARD Client 2 Click on Add New 3 Enter the common settings as explained in the table below 4 Enter the settings per tab Each tab is explained separately Section 4 5 General Settings to Sec...

Page 19: ...matically initiated after the PAX has completed its boot procedure If the option is unchecked the VPN must be started manually by accessing the Administrator Tool of the PAX PAX admin password The pas...

Page 20: ...c leaving the PAX s client is routed via the VPN tunnel including traffic towards the Internet As a result the corporate aXsGUARD Gatekeeper acts as an Internet network Gateway If this option is unche...

Page 21: ...fied as the DNS suffix a query for www would result in a DNS query for www mydomain com Start IP Address Netmask The first IP address of the DHCP range using the CIDR notation e g 10 0 0 30 24 End IP...

Page 22: ...y detect this SSID automatically when they are within a proper range Encryption Type The type of encryption to be used for the wireless communication between the client and the PAX See Section 3 6 Wir...

Page 23: ...aining rules of the type through the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper are valid These policies define access to services on the Internet when the VPN tunnel is down Tunnel Firewall Policies only fwd dynamic polici...

Page 24: ...ctivate NAT see Section 4 10 1 Activating NAT 1 Check Enable Automated NAT 2 Select the desired NAT type Figure 4 8 UPnP and NAT PMP 4 10 3 DNAT and Port Forwarding In this section we explain how to c...

Page 25: ...r SMTP traffic Destination IP The IP address of the host to which traffic is forwarded Only one IP address may be entered e g 192 168 1 100 Destination Port The port number to which traffic must be fo...

Page 26: ...packets matching the specified source address e g 80 90 100 200 If left empty any source IP is assumed and the rule applies to all packets Interface LAN WAN The network device that handles the traffic...

Page 27: ...68 1 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enabled admin login password login admin password admin all lower cases user login password login user password user all lower cases URL to access the PAX Admi...

Page 28: ...gs of your Internet browser before you start The PAX Administrator Tool may not be accessible if a proxy server is configured 1 Configure your client s network interface so that it uses the PAX DHCP s...

Page 29: ...FQDN or IP address e g if the client needs a VPN connection to several sites or in a failover situation VPN Protocol Type Auto Use this option to automatically detect the VPN protocol type used by the...

Page 30: ...a valid client certificate is present 5 5 Reboot Procedure 1 Log on to the PAX as explained in Section 5 4 Installation Instructions 2 Click on Reboot Now Figure 5 4 Rebooting the PAX The reboot proc...

Page 31: ...Administrator Tool 2 Navigate to VPN RAS Status Personal aXsGUARD Figure 6 1 Status Information Screen aXsGUARD Gatekeeper administrators can easily reboot any connected PAX by clicking on the reboot...

Page 32: ...ines Any event that is logged after reaching the threshold will replace the oldest entry 1 Log on to the PAX Administrator Tool as explained in Section 5 4 Installation Instructions 2 Click on Logging...

Page 33: ...es in the status screen If the load is persistently high try rebooting the PAX If rebooting doesn t solve the problem contact VASCO Support 6 5 Initiating a Remote Support Connection To initiate a rem...

Page 34: ...s of your Internet browser If a proxy server is configured you may not be able to access the PAX Administrator Tool Clear the settings and try again Consult your browser s documentation if necessary V...

Page 35: ...nd reported in the Knowledge Base at the following URL http www vasco com support 2 If there is no solution in the Knowledge Base please contact the company which supplied you with the VASCO product 3...

Page 36: ...4 2 PAX Client Settings 14 4 3 PAX Network Settings 16 4 4 PAX Client DHCP Settings 17 4 5 PAX Wireless Settings 18 4 6 PAX Firewall Configuration 19 4 7 Activating NAT 20 4 8 UPnP and NAT PMP 20 4 9...

Page 37: ...General Tab 15 4 3 PAX Client Settings Network Tab 16 4 4 PAX Client DHCP Tab 17 4 5 PAX Wireless Settings Tab 18 4 6 Firewall Settings Tab 19 4 7 PAX NAT Settings Tab 21 4 8 PAX SNAT and Masquerading...

Page 38: ...Personal aXsGUARD 7 7 1 VASCO Data Security 2013 xxxiv List of Examples 3 1 Maintenance of master in HA cluster 11 3 2 Selecting UDP as the VPN protocol 11...

Page 39: ...n 7 18 L Licensed appliance 3 Logging 27 M Masquerading 21 N NAT 8 21 NAT Port Mapping 8 NAT PMP 8 Network Address Translation 8 21 21 R Reboot 26 Remote support 12 S SNAT 21 Spare unit 2 SSID 18 Stat...

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