SSL VPN web mode for remote user

This topic provides a sample configuration of remote users accessing the corporate network through an SSL VPN by web mode using a web browser.

Sample network topology

Sample configuration

WAN interface is the interface connected to ISP. This example shows static mode. You can also use DHCP or PPPoE mode. The SSL VPN connection is established over the WAN interface.

To configure SSL VPN using the GUI:

1. Configure the interface and firewall address. Port1 interface connects to the internal network.
   1. Go to Network > Interface and edit the wan1
   2. Set IP/Network Mask to 20.120.123/255.255.255.0.
   3. Edit port1 interface and set IP/Network Mask to 168.1.99/255.255.255.0. d. Click OK.
   4. Go to Firewall & Objects > Address and create address for internet subnet 192.168.1.0.
2. Configure user and user group.
   1. Go to User& Device > UserDefinition to create a local user sslvpnuser1.
   2. Go to User& Device > UserGroups to create a group sslvpngroup with the member sslvpnuser1.
3. Configure SSL VPN web portal.
4. Go to VPN > SSL-VPN Portals to create a web mode only portal my-web-portal.
5. Set Predefined Bookmarks forWindows server to type RDP.
6. Configure SSL VPN settings.
   1. Go to VPN > SSL-VPN Settings.
   2. Choose proper Listen on Interface, in this example, wan1.
   3. Listen on Port 10443.
   4. Choose a certificate for ServerCertificate. The default is Fortinet_Factory.
   5. Under Authentication/Portal Mapping, set default Portal Web-access for All OtherUsers/Groups.
   6. Create new Authentication/Portal Mapping for group sslvpngroup mapping portal my-Web-portal.
7. Configure SSL VPN firewall policy.
   1. Go to Policy & Objects > IPv4 Policy.
   2. Fill in the firewall policy name. In this example: sslvpn web mode access.
   3. Incoming interface must be SSL-VPN tunnel interface(ssl.root).
   4. Choose an Outgoing Interface. In this example: port1.
   5. Set the Source to all and group to sslvpngroup.
   6. In this example, the destination is the internal protected subnet 168.1.0.
   7. Set Schedule to always, service to ALL, and Action to Accept.
   8. Click OK.

To configure SSL VPN using the CLI:

1. Configure the interface and firewall address.

config system interface edit “wan1” set vdom “root”

set ip 172.20.120.123 255.255.255.0

next

end

Configure internal interface and protected subnet. Connect Port1 interface to internal network.

config system interface edit “port1” set vdom “root”

set ip 192.168.1.99 255.255.255.0

next

end

config firewall address edit “192.168.1.0” set subnet192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0

next end

2. Configure user and user group.

config user local edit “sslvpnuser1” set type password set passwd your-password

next

end config user group edit “sslvpngroup” set member”vpnuser1″

next

end

3. Configure SSL VPN web portal and predefine RDP bookmark for windows server.

config vpn ssl web portal edit “my-web-portal” set web-mode enable config bookmark-group edit “gui-bookmarks” config bookmarks edit “Windows Server” set apptype rdp set host “192.168.1.114” set port 3389

set logon-user “your-windows-server-user-name” set logon-password your-windows-server-password

next

end

next

end

next

end

4. Configure SSL VPN settings.

config vpn ssl settings set servercert “Fortinet_Factory” set tunnel-ip-pools “SSLVPN_TUNNEL_ADDR1” set tunnel-ipv6-pools “SSLVPN_TUNNEL_IPv6_ADDR1” set source-interface “wan1” set source-address “all” set source-address6 “all” set default-portal “full-access” config authentication-rule edit 1 set groups “sslvpngroup” set portal “my-web-portal”

next

end

5. Configure SSL VPN firewall policy.

Configure one firewall policy to allow remote user to access the internal network. Traffic is dropped from internal to remote client.

config firewall policy edit 1

set name “sslvpn web mode access”

set srcintf “ssl.root” set dstintf “port1” set srcaddr “all” set dstaddr “192.168.1.0” set groups “sslvpngroup” set action accept set schedule “always” set service “ALL”

next

end

To see the results:

1. Open browser and log into the portal https://172.20.120.123:10443 using the credentials you’ve set up.
2. In the portal with the predefined bookmark, select the bookmark to begin an RDP session.
3. Go to VPN > Monitor> SSL-VPN Monitor to verify the list of SSL users.
4. Go to Log & Report > Traffic Log > Forward Traffic to view the details for the SSL entry.

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