How to integrate Azure AD to sonicwall?

Description

This article will go through the configuration of the VPN tunnel between sonicwall and azure AD. And how to integrate LDAP from azure AD to sonicwall. Also to have MFA options for the imported users.

Resolution for SonicOS 7.X

This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.5 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 7.X firmware.


  1. First you need to establish a VPN tunnel between sonicwall and Azure. Refer the below article to configure the same.
    How can I configure a VPN between a SonicWall firewall and Microsoft Azure? | SonicWallImage
  2. You need to configure LDAP in the firewall to integrate Azure AD with the firewall. You need to give the AD IP address while configuring the settings in the firewall.Refer the below article to configure the same.
    LDAP Integration in SonicOS 6.5 and above | SonicWallImage
  3. You can now import the users from Azure AD and give VPN access to users from LDAP.
  4. To configure MFA for the users, you can either enable TOTP for the users imported or enable the option in Azure AD.


Resolution for SonicOS 6.5

This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 firmware.


  1. First you need to establish a VPN tunnel between sonicwall and Azure. Refer the below article to configure the same.
    How can I configure a VPN between a SonicWall firewall and Microsoft Azure? | SonicWallImage
  2. You need to configure LDAP in the firewall to integrate Azure AD with the firewall. You need to give the AD IP address while configuring the settings in the firewall.Refer the below article to configure the same.
    LDAP Integration in SonicOS 6.5 and above | SonicWallImage
  3. You can now import the users from Azure AD and give VPN access to users from LDAP.
  4. To configure MFA for the users, you can either enable TOTP for the users imported or enable the option in Azure AD.


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