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Chapter 29: 

Configuring VPN Policies

SonicWALL VPN, based on the industry-standard IPSec VPN implementation, provides a easy-to-
setup, secure solution for connecting mobile users, telecommuters, remote offices and partners via 
the Internet. Mobile users, telecommuters, and other remote users with broadband (DSL or cable) or 
dialup Internet access can securely and easily access your network resources with the SonicWALL 
Global VPN Client or Global Security Client and SonicWALL GroupVPN on your SonicWALL. Remote 
office networks can securely connect to your network using site-to-site VPN connections that enable 
network-to- network VPN connections.

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Cross Reference:  For more information on the SonicWALL Global VPN Client, see the SonicWALL 
Global VPN Client Administrator’s Guide. For more information on the SonicWALL Global Security 
Client, see the SonicWALL Global Security Client Administrator’s Guide. 

SonicWALL’s GroupVPN provides automatic VPN policy provisioning for SOnicWALL Global VPN 
Clients. The GroupVPN feature on the SonicWALL security appliance and the SonicWALL Global 
VPN Client (part of the Global security Client) dramatically streamline VPN deployment and 
management. Using SonicWALL’s Client Policy Provisioning technology, you define the VPN policies 
for Global VPN Client users. This policy information automatically downloads from the SonicWALL 
security appliance (VPN Gateway) to Global VPN Clients, saving remote users the burden of 
provisioning VPN connections.

You can easily and quickly create a site-to-site VPN policy or a GroupVPN policy for SonicWALL 
Global Security Clients using the VPN Policy Wizard. You can also configure GroupVPN or 
site-to-site VPN tunnels using the Management Interface. You can define up to four GroupVPN 
policies, one for each Zone. You can also create multiple site-to-site VPN. The maximum number of 
policies you can add depends on your SonicWALL model.