DirectAccess – Installation – Configuration in Windows Server 2016/2019

Introduction DirectAccess is a feature available with the Remote Access role, which allows you to set up an automatic connection solution to the corporate network for mobile computers or for small remote sites. Unlike a VPN, the connection is initiated directly by a service on the remote computer, which allows for similar behavior if the …

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VPN Server with Windows Server: Installation and Configuration

In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up a VPN server on Windows Server with the role of remote access and configure access with NPS. When setting up a VPN server with Windows, 3 types of VPN service are installed: In this tutorial we will see how to use PPTP and SSTP. When …

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Sophos XG: change the SSL VPN port

By default the SSL VPN port on the Sophos XG firewall is 8443, since version 17.1 it is possible to change the VPN listening port. Using port 443 for VPN blocks listening to this port for other services (forward / WAF). 1. From the web interface, go to VPN 1 and click on Show VPN …

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SOPHOS XG : clientless access

Clientless access presentation Client-free access to Sophos XG firewalls allows connections to corporate servers without a VPN client by going directly through an internet browser as Citrix does. Clientless access configure Firewall configuration 1. Go to the firewall administration interface. 2. From the navigation menu go to Administration 1 / Device Access 2 and verify …

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