When you close the popup Sonicwall window in the center of your screen, it will remind you in the bottom right hand corner that you are still connected. This will just close the pop up but you will still be connected to the Sonicwall. You can click on the red x in the pop up. You don’t need that information, but you do want to know you are connected. When it has completed and connected a popup will come out and show you your Sonicwall information. It will now give you the status of the install. Click on the left hand option for the Netextender client which allows for SSL VPN access. It will now prompt you to install the NetExtender client. You can now fill out the username and password that your network administrator gave you specifically for VPN access on the Sonicwall firewall. You may get the warning message again – if you do, please just click on Continue to this website.

Instead, click in the bottom right hand corner to where it says click here for sslvpn login On the login page, do NOT fill in the fields. Click on the green check for Trusted sites.Ĭlick on Sites and it will automatically fill in the field with the correct address.Ĭlick on Add next to the address name and close out of your IE options by clicking OK. Please click on Tools, Internet options.Ĭlick the second tab which is Security. We can now add this firewall’s address to your trusted web sites. If you do get this screen, just click on Continue to this website. You may get a page like this if your company doesn’t have a dedicated certificate for your sonicwall. Your IT administrator must give you the address you will use for your company’s firewall as each has a unique address. It may be a number such as or it may be a name address such as. It will be the specific address your network administrator gives you. Type in the correct web address for your firewall, in the top part of your web browser.

To connect to your Sonicwall firewall remotely, you will need the address from your network administrator and your username/password for the firewall.įirst, open up Internet Explorer (there are some slight differences for each of the many web browsers available but most PCs have IE available even if you don’t use that as your default browser).

The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) connection allows you to connect to your VPN client even at most hotels and guest wireless networks where other VPN clients may not work. These instructions are how to set up Sonicwall SSL VPN client.

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