Use the WatchGuard IKEv2 Setup Wizard

The WatchGuard IKEv2 Setup Wizard helps you activate and configure Mobile VPN with IKEv2 on the Firebox. The setup wizard is available only when Mobile VPN with IKEv2 is not activated. The wizard prompts you to configure four settings:

  • Firebox domain name or IP address for client connections
  • Authentication server
  • Users and groups
  • Virtual IP address pool

Settings not included in the wizard are set to their default values. After you complete the wizard, you can edit the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configuration to change settings you specified in the wizard and other settings.

Before You Begin

Authentication Server

You must configure an authentication server for IKEv2 user authentication before you enable Mobile VPN with IKEv2. When you configure Mobile VPN with IKEv2, you select an authentication server and specify users and groups. If your users authenticate to network resources with Active Directory, we recommend that you configure RADIUS authentication so the IKEv2 VPN can pass through Active Directory credentials.

For more information about supported user authentication methods for IKEv2, go to About Mobile VPN with IKEv2 User Authentication.

Dynamic IP Address

If your Firebox has a dynamic IP address, you can specify a domain name for client connections instead of an IP address. To connect to the mobile VPN, users specify the domain name in the mobile VPN client settings. Make sure to register the external IP address of your Firebox with a dynamic DNS service provider. Optionally, you can enable dynamic DNS on the Firebox to automatically send IP address updates to a dynamic DNS service provider that the Firebox supports. For more information about dynamic DNS, go to About the Dynamic DNS Service.

Network Access Enforcement

To limit mobile VPN connections to devices that follow corporate policy, you can use network access enforcement. Before you enable network access enforcement for groups specified in the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configuration, enable and configure network access enforcement at Subscription Services > Network Access Enforcement (Fireware v12.9 or higher). For more information, go to Network Access Enforcement Overview.

In Fireware v12.5.4 to v12.8.x, this feature was called TDR Host Sensor Enforcement. TDR is now end of life and cannot be used for network access enforcement. In the user interface, this feature is no longer functional but is required by the configuration schema. To enable network access enforcement, we recommend that you upgrade to EDR Core. For more information, go to this Knowledge Base article: Host Sensor Upgrade to Endpoint Security.

Default Settings

IPSec

When you activate Mobile VPN with IKEv2, IPSec is enabled by default with these IPSec settings:

Phase 1 transforms:

  • SHA2-256, AES(256), and Diffie-Hellman Group 14
  • SHA-1, AES(256), and Diffie-Hellman Group 5
  • SHA-1, AES(256), and Diffie-Hellman Group 2
  • SHA-1, 3DES, and Diffie-Hellman Group 2

The SA life is 24 hours for all transforms.

Phase 2 proposals:

  • ESP-AES-SHA1
  • ESP-AES256-SHA256

PFS is disabled.

Fireware v12.2 or higher supports AES-GCM for Phase 1 transforms and Phase 2 proposals.

If your IKEv2 clients require different settings, you can edit these settings after you run the wizard.

IP Address Pool

By default, the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 address pool is 192.168.114.0/24.

We recommend that you do not use the private network ranges 192.168.0.0/24 or 192.168.1.0/24 on your corporate or guest networks. These ranges are commonly used on home networks. If a mobile VPN user has a home network range that overlaps with your corporate network range, traffic from the user does not go through the VPN tunnel. To resolve this issue, we recommend that you Migrate to a New Local Network Range.

For more information about virtual IP address pools, go to Virtual IP Addresses and Mobile VPNs.

User Group and Enforcement

When you enable Mobile VPN with IKEv2, the Firebox automatically creates a user group named IKEv2-Users. You can add other users and groups in the IKEv2 configuration. The Firebox automatically includes those users and groups in the IKEv2-Users group.

For information about user authentication and multi-factor authentication, go to About Mobile VPN with IKEv2 User Authentication.

By default, network access enforcement is not enabled for groups specified in the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configuration.

Policies

When you activate Mobile VPN with IKEv2, the Firebox automatically creates two policies: Allow-IKE-to-Firebox, which is a hidden policy, and Allow IKEv2-Users.

The Allow IKEv2-Users policy allows the groups and users you configured for IKEv2 authentication to get access to resources on your network. By default, the To list in the policy includes only the alias Any, which means this policy allows Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users to access to all network resources.

We recommend that you limit which network resources that Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users can access through the VPN. To do this, you can replace the Allow IKEv2-Users policy. For instructions that explain how to replace the Allow IKEv2-Users policy, and for more information about IKEv2 policies, go to About IKEv2 Policies.

Other Settings

After you complete the wizard, you can configure additional Mobile VPN with IKEv2 settings that do not appear in the wizard. For information about other settings, go to Edit the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Configuration.

Use the IKEv2 Setup Wizard

  1. (Fireware v12.3 or higher) Select VPN > Mobile VPN.
  2. In the IKEv2 section, select Launch Wizard.
    The Welcome to the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Setup Wizard page opens.
  3. (Fireware v12.2.1 or lower) Select VPN > Mobile VPN with IKEv2.
    The Mobile VPN with IKEv2 page opens.
  4. Click Next.
    The Specify the Server Addresses for Client Connections page opens.
  5. Type the domain name or IP address for client connections. If your Firebox is behind a NAT device, you must specify the public IP address or domain name of the NAT device.

Screenshot of the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 page.

  1. Click Add.
  2. Click Next.
    The Select the User Authentication Servers page opens.
  3. From the drop-down list, select a server for Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users:
    • Firebox-DB
    • RADIUS
    • AuthPoint (Fireware v12.7 or higher)

Screenshot of the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 page.

  1. Click Add.
  2. Repeat Steps 8–9 to add other authentication servers. The first server in the list is the default authentication server.
  3. Click Next.
    The Add Users and Groups page opens.
  4. Select or add the users or groups for Mobile VPN with IKEv2.
  5. (Optional) To apply enforcement settings to Mobile VPN with IKEv2 groups:
    1. Select the check box for a group.
    2. In Fireware v12.9 or higher, in the Network Access Enforcement column, select Yes.

Screenshot of Add user and groups dialog box

  1. Click Next.
    The Define the Virtual IP Address Pool page opens.
  2. Specify the IP address pool for Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users. The default IP address pool is 192.168.114.0/24.

Screenshot of the Setup Wizard addesses page.

  1. Click Next.
    The Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Setup Wizard is Complete page opens.

Screenshot of the Setup Wizard page.

  1. Click Finish and then click Save.

Edit the Configuration

To edit the configuration:

  1. Select VPN > Mobile VPN.
    The Mobile VPN page opens.
  2. In the IKEv2 section, click Configure.

Download the Configuration

To download configuration scripts and instructions for IKEv2 VPN clients:

  1. Select VPN > Mobile VPN.
    The Mobile VPN page opens.
  2. In the IKEv2 section, click Client Profile.
    The Client Profile and Instructions page opens.
  3. Click Download.
    For more information about scripts and instructions, go to Configure Client Devices for Mobile VPN with IKEv2.

Screenshot of the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 dialog box.

  1. (Fireware v12.3 or higher) Select VPN > Mobile VPN > IKEv2.
    The IKEv2 Setup Wizard opens.
  2. (Fireware v12.2.1 or lower) Select VPN > Mobile VPN > IKEv2 > Activate.
    The IKEv2 Setup Wizard opens.

Screen shot of the IKEv2 wizard start page

  1. Click Next.
    The Specify the Server Addresses for Client Connections page opens.
  2. Type the domain name or IP address for client connections. If your Firebox is behind a NAT device, specify the public IP address or domain name of the NAT device.

Screen shot of the server address page in the IKEv2 wizard

  1. Click Add.
  2. Click Next.
    The Select the User Authentication Servers page opens.
  3. Select one or more authentication servers for Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users:
    • Firebox-DB
    • RADIUS
    • AuthPoint (Fireware v12.7 or higher)

Screen shot of the authentication server settings in the IKEv2 wizard

  1. To specify a different default authentication server, select a server and click Make Default.
  2. Click Next.
    The Add Users and Groups page opens.
  3. Select or add the users or groups for Mobile VPN with IKEv2.

Screen shot of Mobile VPN Setup Wizard

  1. (Optional) To apply enforcement settings to Mobile VPN with IKEv2 groups:
    1. Select the check box for a group.
    2. In Fireware v12.9 or higher, select the Network Access Enforcement check box.
  2. Click Next.
    The Define the Virtual IP Address Pool page opens.
  3. Specify the IP address pool for Mobile VPN with IKEv2 users. The default IP address pool is 192.168.114.0/24.

  1. Click Next.
    The Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Wizard is Complete page appears.
  2. Click Finish.

Edit the Configuration

To edit the configuration, from Policy Manager:

  1. Select VPN > Mobile VPN > Get Started.
    The Configure Mobile VPN dialog box opens.
  2. In the IKEv2 section, click Configure.
    The Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Configuration dialog box opens.

Download the Configuration

To download configuration scripts and instructions for IKEv2 VPN clients, from Policy Manager:

  1. Select VPN > Mobile VPN > Get Started.
    The Configure Mobile VPN dialog box opens.
  2. In the IKEv2 section, click Client Profile.
    The Mobile VPN with IKEv2 Client Instructions dialog box opens.

  1. In the VPN Connection Name text box, type a name that describes this VPN connection.
  2. Click Download.

For more information about scripts, go to Configure Client Devices for Mobile VPN with IKEv2.

To configure other settings, edit the Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configuration.

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