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What to do next
The Dashboard displays the status of the service, number of active SSL VPN sessions, and session statistics
and data flow details.
Configure Web Access SSL VPN-Plus
In web access mode, a remote user can access private networks without downloading an SSL client.
Procedure
1 Create a Web Resource on page 113
You can add a web access server that the remote user can connect to via a web browser.
2 Add a User on page 114
Add a remote user to the local database.
3 Add Authentication on page 114
Instead of a local user, you can add an external authentication server (AD, LDAP, Radius, or RSA) which
is bound to the SSL gateway. All users in the bounded authenticated server will be authenticated.
4 Add SSL VPN-Plus Server Settings on page 119
You must add SSL VPN server settings to enable SSL on a vShield Edge interface.
5 Enable the SSL VPN-Plus Service on page 120
After configuring the SSL VPN-Plus service, enable the service for remote users to begin accessing private
networks.
Create a Web Resource
You can add a web access server that the remote user can connect to via a web browser.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Inventory > Hosts & Clusters.
2 Select a datacenter resource from the inventory panel.
3 Click the Network Virtualization tab.
4 Click the Edges link.
5 Double-click a vShield Edge instance.
6 Click the VPN tab.
7 Click the SSL VPN-Plus tab.
8 Click Web Resource.
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Click the Add ( ) icon.
The Add Web Resource dialog box opens.
10 Type a name for the web resource.
11 Type the URL of the web resource that you want the remote user to access.
12 Depending on whether the remote user wants to read from or write to the web resource, select the
HTTPMethod.
13 Type the description for the web resource. This description is displayed on the web portal when the remote
user accesses the web resource.
14 Select Enable to enable the web resource. The web resource must be enabled for the remote user to access
it.
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