About Mobile VPN with SSL

Applies To: Locally-managed Fireboxes

Some of the features described in this version of Fireware Help are only available to participants in the WatchGuard Beta program. If a feature described in this topic is not available in your version of Fireware, it is a beta-only feature.

The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client is a software application that is installed on a remote computer. The client makes a secure connection from the remote computer to your protected network through an unsecured network, such as the Internet. The Mobile VPN client uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure the connection. TLS is the successor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Note: The Firebox does not include Mobile VPN with WireGuard. To move remote users from Mobile VPN with SSL to FireCloud for private network access, use FireCloud Total Access and the WatchGuard Connection Manager. For more information, go to Download and Install the WatchGuard Connection Manager and Give Users Access to Resources on the Company Network (Total Access Only) in FireCloud Help.

Note: Multiple users can connect to Mobile VPN with SSL from the same external IP address. Make sure the virtual IP address pool has enough addresses for all expected concurrent users. Configuration issues can prevent additional users from receiving valid virtual IP addresses.

VPN Tunnel Capacity and Licensing

Mobile VPN with SSL requires a valid LiveSecurity Service or Support license, in addition to the SSL VPN Users license. For more information about VPN tunnel capacity and license expiration behavior, go to VPN Tunnel Capacity and Licensing.

For more information about Mobile VPN with SSL, review these topics:

Plan

Configure the Firebox

Download, Install, and Distribute the Client

Troubleshoot