Cisco Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
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Cisco Jabber
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Cisco Jabber is a unified communications application that enables users to be more productive from anywhere on
any device. Cisco Jabber for Windows streamlines communications and enhances productivity by securely unifying
presence, instant messaging, video, voice, voice messaging, desktop sharing, and conferencing capabilities into
one client on the Windows desktop. Cisco Jabber for iPhone lets users place, receive, and manage calls over their
corporate Wi-Fi network. Cisco Jabber for iPhone also supports calls over any Wi-Fi hotspot using a VPN, allowing
users to take further advantage of Cisco IP telephony infrastructure within the company. Cisco Jabber for iPad not
only provides a complete set of unified communications capabilities but also offers deployment flexibility for
administrators.
Solution Topology
Figure 1 shows how Cisco AnyConnect and Jabber fit into the network topology.
Figure 1. Topology
VPN Initiation on iOS
1. The remote end user launches the Jabber client.
2. The Jabber client triggers the iOS On-Demand VPN feature, and the AnyConnect client establishes an SSL
VPN connection with the ASA VPN gateway, using certificate-based authentication.
Note: The Apple iOS On-Demand VPN feature requires certificate-only authentication. For non-certificate
authentication options, the end user has to manually initiate the AnyConnect VPN connection as needed.
authentication options, the end user has to manually initiate the AnyConnect VPN connection as needed.
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Cisco Jabber for iPhone:
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