How to enable HTTPS management over SSL-VPN

12/29/2023 1,652 People found this article helpful 496,923 Views

Description

Enabling remote management of the SonicWall security appliance over the SSLVPN, lets you access the management interface of the appliance when connected to the internal network over the Net Extender client.This can be done based on the user who is connected to the local network via SSLVPN client

Resolution

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.

The following example demonstrates the procedure to enable HTTPS Management over the SSLVPN client.

Click NETWORK in the top navigation menu
Click on SSLVPN | Server settings
Enable the option Enable Web Management over SSLVPN

Create a Firewall access rule from SSLVPN to LAN to allow HTTPS management for the users with Administrator privileges

Click POLICY in the top navigation menu
Click on Rules and Policies | Access Rules
Click on Add

Action Allow
From SSLVPN
To LAN
Service HTTPS management
Source SSLVPN IP range
Destination X0 IP or other interface to which you would like to allow management over sslvpn
Click on Optional Settings Tab and enable Allow Management Traffic.
Click on Users | Local Users & Groups Go to the specific user for whom the administrator privilege is to be given
Select Groups to Include SonicWall Administrator
Navigate to Network | System | Interfaces, click interface to which you would like to allow management over sslvpn and enable HTTPS for user login.

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.

The following example demonstrates the procedure to enable HTTPS Management over the SSLVPN client.

Click Manage in the top navigation menu
Click on SSLVPN | Server settings
Enable the option Enable Web Management over SSLVPN

Create a Firewall access rule from SSLVPN to LAN to allow HTTPS management for the users with Administrator privileges

Click Manage in the top navigation menu
Click on Rules | Access Rules
Click on Add

Action Allow
From SSLVPN
To LAN
Service HTTPS management
Source SSLVPN IP range
Destination All X0 Management IP
Enable : Enable Management Traffic.
Click on Users | Local Users & Groups Go to the specific user for whom the administrator privilege is to be given
Select Groups to Include SonicWall Administrator
Navigate to Manage| System Setup | Network | Interfaces, click interface to which you would like to allow management over sslvpn and enable HTTPS for user login.

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How to enable HTTPS management over SSL-VPN

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Action	Allow
From	SSLVPN
To	LAN
Service	HTTPS management
Source	SSLVPN IP range
Destination	X0 IP or other interface to which you would like to allow management over sslvpn