How to Export the RCF/configuration file from SonicWall Security Appliance and Import it

08/23/2021 18 15283

DESCRIPTION:

How to Export the RCF/configuration file from SonicWall Security Appliance and Import it to Global VPN Client (GVC) to connect with Secondary WAN Interface as Remote Gateway.

RESOLUTION:

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 SonicWall GVC client creates a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection between your computer and the corporate network to maintain the confidentiality of important data. This article focuses on exporting and importing the configuration file for the SonicWalll GVC client and using it's secondary WAN interface as the remote gateway .

To download the RCF file see How to export the RCF/configuration file from SonicWall and import it into Global VPN Client

By default, after downloading the RCF file, remote users will connect to the X1 (Primary WAN interface of SonicWall Security Appliance).

Scenario:

If dual WAN connection is configured on SonicWall Security Appliance and GVC users are required to connect to the secondary WAN interface using RCF file, then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the RCF file.

Dual WAN connections on SonicWall Security Appliance configured as X1 (primary) and X2 (secondary), as shown below:

By default downloading the RCF file, will have the primary WAN interface as the remote gateway in it which depends on the Failover settings.

Step 2: Failover settings for X1 configured as primary, as shown below:

Step 3: Import RCF file on SonicWall GVC client software. 

 
 

Step 4. Enter the same password if used during export.

Step 5. Click on Enable and enter user credentials once prompted. Here the RCF file showing the X1 Interface IP as remote gateway of  SonicWall Security Appliance, now if you want to terminate connection on the X2 interface of SonicWall Security Appliance the follow the steps below:

Step 6: Move X2 Interface as primary interface under Interface Ordering and click okay, as shown below:

Step 7  Navigate to VPN | Base Settings, Download RCF file again and import in the SonicWall GVC software.

Step 8: Imported new RCF file on SonicWall GVC client will show X2 Interface IP address under "Peer",  as shown below:

NOTE: X2  Interface IP of SonicWall Security Appliance is the remote gateway IP

 
You can revert the settings back on Failover to X1, however, users still connects to the X2 WAN from GVC.

Resolution for SonicOS 6.2 and Below

The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. For firewalls that are generation 6 and newer we suggest to upgrade to the latest general release of SonicOS 6.5 firmware.

The SonicWall GVC client creates a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection between your computer and the corporate network to maintain the confidentiality of important data. This article focuses on exporting and importing the configuration file for the SonicWalll GVC client and using it's secondary WAN interface as the remote gateway .

To download the RCF file see How to export the RCF/configuration file from SonicWall and import it into Global VPN Client

By default, after downloading the RCF file, remote users will connect to the X1 (Primary WAN interface of SonicWall Security Appliance).

Scenario:

If dual WAN connection is configured on SonicWall Security Appliance and GVC users are required to connect to the secondary WAN interface using RCF file, then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the RCF file.

Dual WAN connections on SonicWall Security Appliance configured as X1 (primary) and X2 (secondary), as shown below:

By default downloading the RCF file, will have the primary WAN interface as the remote gateway in it which depends on the Failover settings.

Step 2: Failover settings for X1 configured as primary, as shown below:

Step 3: Import RCF file on SonicWall GVC client software. 

 
 

Step 4. Enter the same password if used during export.

Step 5. Click on Enable and enter user credentials once prompted. Here the RCF file showing the X1 Interface IP as remote gateway of  SonicWall Security Appliance, now if you want to terminate connection on the X2 interface of SonicWall Security Appliance the follow the steps below:

Step 6: Move X2 Interface as primary interface under Interface Ordering and click okay, as shown below:

Step 7  Navigate to VPN | Settings, Download RCF file again and import in the SonicWall GVC software.

Step 8: Imported new RCF file on SonicWall GVC client will show X2 Interface IP address under "Peer",  as shown below:

 NOTE: X2  Interface IP of SonicWall Security Appliance is the remote gateway IP

 
You can revert the settings back on Failover to X1, however, users still connects to the X2 WAN from GVC.