• titlepage
• table-of-contents
• SonicOS 8
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• IPSec VPN Overview
  • About Virtual Private Networks
  • VPN Types
    • IPsec VPN
    • DHCP over VPN
    • L2TP with IPsec
    • SSL VPN
  • VPN Security
    • About IKEv1
    • About IKEv2
    • Mobility and Multi-homing Protocol for IKEv2 (MOBIKE)
    • About IPsec (Phase 2) Proposal
    • About Suite B Cryptography
  • VPN Base Settings and Displays
    • Policies
    • Active Tunnels
    • Down Tunnels
    • Settings
  • IPv6 VPN Configuration
• Site to Site VPNs
  • Planning Site to Site Configurations
  • General VPN Configuration
    • Configuring Settings on the General Tab
    • Configuring Settings on the Network Tab
    • Configuring Settings on the Proposals Tab
    • Configuring Settings on the Advanced Tab
  • Managing GroupVPN Policies
    • Configuring IKE Using a Preshared Secret Key
    • Configuring IKE Using 3rd Party Certificates
    • Downloading a GroupVPN Client Policy
  • Creating Site to Site VPN Policies
    • Configuring with a Preshared Secret Key
    • Configuring with a Manual Key
    • Configuring with a Third-Party Certificate
    • Configuring the Remote SonicWall Network Security Appliance
• VPN Auto Provisioning
  • About VPN Auto Provisioning
    • Defining VPN Auto Provisioning
    • Benefits of VPN Auto Provisioning
    • How VPN Auto Provisioning Works
      • About Establishing the IKE Phase 1 Security Association
      • About Establishing IKE Phase 2 using a Provisioned Policy
  • Configuring a VPN AP Server
    • Starting the VPN AP Server Configuration
    • Configuring VPN AP Server Settings on General
    • Configuring VPN AP Server Settings on Network
    • Configuring Advanced Settings on Proposals
    • Configuring Advanced Settings on Advanced
  • Configuring a VPN AP Client
• Rules and Settings
  • Adding a Tunnel Interface
    • Creating a Static Route for the Tunnel Interface
  • Route Entries for Different Network Segments
  • Redundant Static Routes for a Network
• Advanced
  • Configuring Advanced VPN Settings
  • Configuring IKEv2 Settings
  • Using OCSP with SonicWall Network Security Appliances
    • OpenCA OCSP Responder
    • Loading Certificates to Use with OCSP
    • Using OCSP with VPN Policies
• DHCP over VPN
  • DHCP Relay Mode
  • Configuring the Central Gateway for DHCP Over VPN
  • Configuring DHCP over VPN Remote Gateway
  • Current DHCP over VPN Leases
• L2TP Servers and VPN Client Access
  • Configuring the L2TP Server
  • Viewing Currently Active L2TP Sessions
  • Configuring Microsoft Windows L2TP VPN Client Access
  • Configuring Google Android L2TP VPN Client Access
• AWS VPN
  • Overview
  • Creating a New VPN Connection
  • Reviewing the VPN Connection
    • Configuration on the Firewall
    • Configuration on Amazon Web Services
  • Route Propagation
  • AWS Regions
  • Deleting VPN Connections
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Managing GroupVPN Policies

The GroupVPN feature provides automatic VPN policy provisioning for Global VPN Clients (GVC). The GroupVPN feature on the SonicWall network security appliance and GVC streamlines VPN deployment and management. Using the Client Policy Provisioning technology, you define the VPN policies for GVC users. This policy information downloads automatically from the firewall (VPN Gateway) to GVC, saving remote users the burden of provisioning VPN connections.

GroupVPN policies facilitate the set up and deployment of multiple Global VPN Clients by the firewall administrator. GroupVPN is only available for GVC and you should use XAUTH/RADIUS or third-party certificates in conjunction with it for added security. For more information on how to create GroupVPN policies for any zones, navigate to OBJECT | Match Objects > Zones | +Add Zone.

SonicOS provides default GroupVPN policies for the WAN zone and the WLAN zone, as these are generally the less trusted zones. These default GroupVPN policies are listed in the VPN Policies table on the NETWORK | IPSec VPN > Rules and Settings page and can be customized:

• WAN GroupVPN
• WLAN GroupVPN

GroupVPN policies are not automatically created in SonicOS with factory default settings. However, these policies remain unchanged on appliances that are upgraded from an earlier version of SonicOS. For information about Group VPN and Global VPN Client, refer to Types of Group VPN.

• Configuring IKE Using a Preshared Secret Key
• Configuring IKE Using 3rd Party Certificates
• Downloading a GroupVPN Client Policy