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    CHAPTER 7-1 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration A remote-access V irtual Private Network (VPN) enables you to provide secure access to off-site users. ASDM enables you to conf igure the adaptive security appliance to create secure connections, or tunnels, ac[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-2 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario The following sections provide instructions for conf iguring the adaptive security appliance in a remote-access deployment, using [...]

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    7-3 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 10. Specify Address T ranslation Exception and Split T unneling . 11. V erify the Remote-Access VPN Conf iguration . Configure the Adaptive Security Appliance for Remote-[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-4 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Step 3 In Step 1 of the VPN W izard, perform the follo wing steps: a. Click the Remote Access VPN option. b. From the drop-do wn list, click outside as the enabled interf[...]

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    7-5 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario Note Although there is currently only one selection on this screen, it is set up so that other tunnel types can be enabled easily as they become a vailable. Step 2 Click [...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-6 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Step 2 Specify the type of authentication that you want to use by performing one of the following steps: • T o use static preshared ke ys for authentication, click Pre-[...]

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    7-7 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario Step 3 Click Next to continue. Configure User Accounts (optional) If you have chosen to authenticate users with the local user database, create new user accounts. In Step[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-8 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Step 2 When you hav e f inished adding new users, click Next to continue. Configure Address Pools For remote clients to gain access to your network, you must conf igure a[...]

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    7-9 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario Step 4 From the drop-down list, enter the subnet mask or click a preconf igured v alue. Step 5 Click Next to continue. Configure Client Attributes T o access your network[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-10 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 In Step 7 of the VPN W izard, perform the follo wing steps: Step 1 Enter the network conf iguration information to be used by remote clients. Step 2 Click Next to contin[...]

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    7-11 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario T o specify the IKE policy , perform the following steps: Step 1 Click the Encryption (DES/3DES/AES), authentication algorithms (MD5/SHA), and the Dif f ie-Hellman group[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-12 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Step 2 Click Next to continue. Specify Address Translation Exception and Split Tunneling The adaptive security appliance uses Network Address T ranslation (N A T) to pre[...]

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    7-13 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario In Step 10 of the VPN W izard, perform the follo wing steps: Step 1 Specify hosts, groups and networks that should be in the list of internal resources made accessible t[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing the Remote-Access Scenario 7-14 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Verify the Remote-Access VPN Configuration Review the conf iguration attributes for the VPN tunnel you just created. The displayed conf iguration should be similar to th[...]

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    7-15 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01 Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration What to Do Next What to Do Next If you are deploying the adaptive security appliance solely in a remote-access VPN en vironment, you hav e completed the initial conf iguration. In addition, you may want to con[...]

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    Chapter 7 Scenario: Remote-Access VPN Configuration What to Do Next 7-16 Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide 78-17372-01[...]