Remote-access Guide

asa remote access vpn ip address per user

by Dr. Teresa Weber PhD Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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The ASA will assign IP addresses to all remote users that connect with the anyconnect VPN client. We’ll configure a pool with IP addresses for this: ASA1 (config)# ip local pool VPN_POOL 192.168.10.100-192.168.10.200 mask 255.255.255.0 Remote users will get an IP address from the pool above, we’ll use IP address range 192.168.10.100 – 200.

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What is Cisco ASA remote access VPN?

Cisco ASA Remote Access VPN. The remote user requires the Cisco VPN client software on his/her computer, once the connection is established the user will receive a private IP address from the ASA and has access to the network. The Cisco VPN client is end-of-life and has been replaced by the Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client.

How does the ASA assign IP addresses to remote users?

The ASA will assign IP addresses to all remote users that connect with the anyconnect VPN client. We’ll configure a pool with IP addresses for this: Remote users will get an IP address from the pool above, we’ll use IP address range 192.168.10.100 – 200.

How do I connect to the ASA from another computer?

This allows remote users to connect to the ASA and access the remote network through an IPsec encrypted tunnel. The remote user requires the Cisco VPN client software on his/her computer, once the connection is established the user will receive a private IP address from the ASA and has access to the network.

How to use clientless WebVPN with Asa?

The clientless WebVPN method does not require a VPN client to be installed on the user’s computer. You just open your web browser, enter the IP address of the ASA and you will get access through a web portal. You only have limited access to a number of applications, for example: There is no full network access when you use clientless WebVPN.

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How do I assign an IP address to Asa?

Set a Static IP for your Cisco ASA5505 FirewallOpen the ASDM and log into your device.Under Configuration, Interfaces, select the Outside interface and hit Edit.In the 'IP Address' box, click the radio for 'Use Static IP'Select an IP address, and use '255.255. ... Hit ok, then apply.More items...•

How do I find the IP address of my Cisco VPN?

Open the Cisco AnyConnect Client from the dock. Click on the Statistics button in the lower left corner of the window. The IP Address is in the line that reads “Client Address (IPv4).”

How do I whitelist an IP address on a Cisco ASA?

In order to Configure Security Intelligence, navigate to Configuration > ASA Firepower Configuration > Policies > Access Control Policy, select Security Intelligence tab. Choose the feed from the Network Available Object, move to Whitelist/ Blacklist column to allow/block the connection to the malicious IP address.

How do I access my Cisco ASA remotely?

There are eight basic steps in setting up remote access for users with the Cisco ASA.Configure an Identity Certificate.Upload the SSL VPN Client Image to the ASA.Enable AnyConnect VPN Access.Create a Group Policy.Configure Access List Bypass.Create a Connection Profile and Tunnel Group.Configure NAT Exemption.More items...•

How do I change my Cisco AnyConnect VPN address?

If you are in ASDM, go to Configuration > Remote Access VPN > Network (Client) Access > AnyConnect Client Profiles, highlight the client profile you have and click the “Edit” button. Update the hostname to be the domain name and update the host address to be the new IP address and click OK.

Where are AnyConnect profiles stored?

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How configure DHCP in Asa?

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How do I block an IP address on ASA 5510?

Block an IP via ASDMConnect to the ASDM > Configuration > Firewall > Add 'Network Object'. ... Give the host a name, set its type to 'Host' > Enter the IP > The description is not mandatory.Locate the rules that are applied to the inside interface (incoming), select the first one.More items...

How configure firewall in ASA step by step?

Cisco ASA 5505 configurationStep1: Configure the internal interface vlan. ... Step 2: Configure the external interface vlan (connected to Internet) ... Step 3: Assign Ethernet 0/0 to Vlan 2. ... Step 4: Enable the rest interfaces with no shut. ... Step 5: Configure PAT on the outside interface. ... Step 6: Configure default route.

How does remote access VPN Work?

A remote access VPN works by creating a virtual tunnel between an employee's device and the company's network. This tunnel goes through the public internet but the data sent back and forth through it is protected by encryption and security protocols to help keep it private and secure.

How do I configure AnyConnect on ASA 5505?

Quick guide: AnyConnect Client VPN on Cisco ASA 5505Click on Configuration at the top and then select Remote Access VPN.Click on Certificate Management and then click on Identity Certificates.Click Add and then Add a new identity certificate.Click New and enter a name for your new key pair (ex: VPN)More items...•

What VPN types are supported by ASA?

For VPN Services, the ASA 5500 Series provides a complete remote-access VPN solution that supports numerous connectivity options, including Cisco VPN Client for IP Security (IPSec), Cisco Clientless SSL VPN, network-aware site-to-site VPN connectivity, and Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.

How do I connect to Cisco VPN?

ConnectOpen the Cisco AnyConnect app.Select the connection you added, then turn on or enable the VPN.Select a Group drop-down and choose the VPN option that best suits your needs.Enter your Andrew userID and password.Tap Connect.

How do I connect my Cisco AnyConnect to my phone?

VPN - Setup and Connect using the AnyConnect App for AndroidInstall AnyConnect ICS+ from the Play Store . ... Open the AnyConnect ICS+ app.Tap Add New VPN Connection.Tap Description.Enter in a name for your connection, then tap Done.Tap Server Address.Enter vpn.colorado.edu then tap OK. ... Tap Done.More items...

Can my employer track my location through VPN?

Using VPN software will ensure that no one can know your real location by checking your IP address (internet address), whether it's your boss, clients, or IT department. You do need to get a subscription to a VPN service to do this.

Will my company VPN work in another country?

If you can find a VPN with an exit point in your destination country, you could try signing up with that VPN service, using its exit point in Europe, and then connecting to your work VPN.

When remote users connect to our WebVPN, do they have to use HTTPS?

The following option is not required but useful, whenever someone accesses the ASA through HTTP then they will be redirected to HTTPS:

What is the IP address of AnyConnect?

You can see that we received IP address 192.168.10.100 (the first IP address from the VPN pool). Anyconnect creates an additional interface, just like the legacy Cisco VPN client does.

What happens when a VPN user terminates a session?

Normally when the remote VPN user terminates the session, the anyconnect installer will be uninstalled. The anyconnect keep-installer installed command leaves it installed on the user’s computer.

What happens when you have an inbound access list?

When you have an inbound access-list on the outside interface then all your decrypted traffic from the SSL WebVPN has to match the inbound access-list. You can either create some permit statements for the decrypted traffic or you can just tell the ASA to let this traffic bypass the access-list:

What is AnyConnect VPN?

Anyconnect is the replacement for the old Cisco VPN client and supports SSL and IKEv2 IPsec. When it comes to SSL, the ASA offers two SSL VPN modes: Clientless WebVPN. AnyConnect VPN. The clientless WebVPN method does not require a VPN client to be installed on the user’s computer. You just open your web browser, ...

Why does my client tries to download AnyConnect?

The client tries to download the Anyconnect automatically, this is because of the anyconnect ask none default anyconnect command that we used. Since we are using a self-signed certificate you will get the following error message:

What is an ayconnECT_policy?

The group policy is called “ANYCONNECT_POLICY” and it’s an internal group policy which means that we configure it locally on the ASA. An external group policy could be on a RADIUS server.

What is multi context in ASA?

Multi-context is a form of virtualization that allows multiple independent copies of an application to run simultaneously on the same hardware, with each copy (or virtual device) appearing as a separate physical device to the user. This allows a single ASA to appear as multiple ASAs to multiple independent users. The ASA family has supported virtual firewalls since its initial release; however, there was no virtualization support for Remote Access in the ASA. VPN LAN2LAN (L2L) support for multi-context was added for the 9.0 release.

What is RA VPN?

This document describes how to configure Remote Access (RA) Virtual Private Network (VPN) on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) firewall in Multiple Context (MC) mode using the CLI. It shows the Cisco ASA in multiple context mode supported/unsupported features and licensing requirement with respect to RA VPN.

Why is AnyConnect configured globally?

The AnyConnect image is configured globally in the admin context for ASA versions before 9.6.2 (note that the feature is available from 9.5.2) because the flash storage is not virtualized and it is only accessible from the system context.

What is VPN burst?

VPN Burst AnyConnect: Allow context extra licenses beyond the guaranteed limit. Burst pool consists of any licenses not guaranteed to a context and are allowed to a bursting context on a first-come-first-serve basis

How many private storage spaces can be specified?

You can specify one private storage space per context. You can read/write/delete from this directory within the context (as well as from the system execution space). Under the specified path, the ASA creates a sub-directory named after the context.

Does ASA recognize AnyConnect?

ASA does not specifically recognise an AnyConnect Apex license but it enforces license characteristics of an Apex license which include:

Does AnyConnect support SSL?

AnyConnect SSL support is extended, allowing pre-fill/username-from-certificate feature CLIs, previously available only in single mode, to be enabled in multiple context mode as well.

How many interfaces does an ASA have?

An ASA has at least two interfaces, referred to here as outside and inside. Typically, the outside interface is connected to the public Internet, while the inside interface is connected to a private network and is protected from public access.

Which crypto protocol allows the IPsec client and the ASA to establish a shared secret key?

Specify the Diffie-Hellman group for the IKE policy—the crypto protocol that allows the IPsec client and the ASA to establish a shared secret key.

What is the default LAN to LAN tunnel group?

There are two default tunnel groups in the ASA system: DefaultRAGroup, which is the default remote-access tunnel group, and DefaultL2Lgroup, which is the default LAN-to-LAN tunnel group. You can change these groups, but do not delete them. The ASA uses these groups to configure default tunnel parameters for remote access and LAN-to-LAN tunnel groups when there is no specific tunnel group identified during tunnel negotiation.

What files can Cisco AnyConnect have?

Virtual File System creation for each context can have Cisco Anyconnect files like Image and profile.

What happens if a Cisco VPN client has a different preshared key size?

If a Cisco VPN Client with a different preshared key size tries to connect, the client logs an error message indicating it failed to authenticate the peer.

What is the first phase of ISAKMP?

Phase 1 creates the first tunnel to protect later ISAKMP negotiation messages. Phase 2 creates the tunnel that protects data travelling across the secure connection.

Do you need a mask for a VPN?

The address mask is optional. However, You must supply the mask value when the IP addresses assigned to VPN clients belong to a non-standard network and the data could be routed incorrectly if you use the default mask. A typical example is when the IP local pool contains 10.10.10.0/255.255.255.0 addresses, since this is a Class A network by default. This could cause routing issues when the VPN client needs to access different subnets within the 10 network over different interfaces.

Introduction

This blog is a follow-up to a previous post on CISCO ASAv in OCI. If you did not read it, I strongly encourage you to.

Configuration

Connect to Cisco's website and navigate to the AnyConnect software and download the .pkg for your operating system.

Conclusion

In this blog, we focused on configuring the Remote Access VPN on CISCO ASA which uses Local authentication (credentials stored on the ASA).

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Introduction

Prerequisites

Background Information

  • Client Verification
    First we’ll generate some traffic on the client, see if it can reach R1 on the inside network: That’s looking good, let’s use ipconfigto see what IP address it has received: You can see that we received IP address 192.168.10.100 (the first IP address from the VPN pool). Anyconnect create…
  • ASA Verification
    Everything on the client was looking good, there’s also a useful command on the ASA to verify our work: This shows us that user “SSL_USER” is connect, the IP address it has received and also that it is using a SSL tunnel…mission accomplished! I hope this lesson has been useful to learn abou…
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Licensing

Configure

Troubleshoot

  • Multi-context is a form of virtualization that allows multiple independent copies of an application to run simultaneously on the same hardware, with each copy (or virtual device) appearing as a separate physical device to the user. This allows a single ASA to appear as multiple ASAs to multiple independent users. The ASA family has supported virtual firewalls since its initial releas…
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Related Information

  1. AnyConnect Apex license required
  2. Essentials licenses ignored/not allowed
  3. Configurability to control maximum license usage per context
  4. Configurability to allow license bursting per context
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