Remote-access Guide

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How do I set up remote access with Cisco ASA?

There are eight basic steps in setting up remote access for users with the Cisco ASA. Step 1. Configure an Identity Certificate Step 2. Upload the SSL VPN Client Image to the ASA Step 3. Enable AnyConnect VPN Access Step 4. Create a Group Policy Step 5. Configure Access List Bypass Step 6.

How to use AnyConnect VPN with Asa?

The remote user will open a web browser, enters the IP address of the ASA and then it will automatically download the anyconnect VPN client and establishes the connection. Here’s the topology that we will use:

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.

What are the security zones for the ASA firewall?

Above we have the ASA firewall with two security zones: inside and outside. The remote user is located somewhere on the outside and wants remote access with the Anyconnect VPN client. R1 on the left side will only be used so that we can test if the remote user has access to the network.

Why do we know the connection is getting to the ASA?

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Do you need RSA keys for SSH?

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Do I need CLI to enable SSH?

Can you regenerate RSA keys?

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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 enable SSH on ASA?

Setting Up SSH and Local Authentication on Cisco ASAStep 1: Configure aaa to use local database for ssh and console. ... Step 2: Create admin username with privilege 15 (username, P@ssw0rd) ... Step 3: Turn on password for enable. ... Step 4: Turn on serial console authentication. ... Step 5: Save the changes so far.More items...•

Can Cisco ASA do route based VPN?

ASA supports route-based VPN with the use of Virtual Tunnel Interfaces (VTIs) in version 9.8 and later.

How do I enable VPN on ASA?

Set up VPN on a Cisco ASA deviceOpen ASDM.Go to Wizards VPN Wizards. IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN Wizard.Bypass the interface access lists: ... Click Next.Choose Microsoft Windows client using L2TP over IPsec and check the box for MS-CHAP-V2.Click Next.Authenticate the machine: ... Click Next.More items...

What port does SSH use?

port 22By default, the SSH server still runs in port 22.

How do I log into my ASA firewall?

Log into the Cisco ASA Firewall Log into your dedicated server command-line interface (CLI) as root with SSH. cPanel server administrators can use WebHost Manager (WHM) Terminal instead. If successful, you'll see the amount of recent firewall login attempts, last login, and other security information.

What is the difference between route-based and policy-based VPN?

In a policy-based VPN configuration, the action must be permit and must include a tunnel. Route-based VPNs support the exchange of dynamic routing information through VPN tunnels. You can enable an instance of a dynamic routing protocol, such as OSPF, on an st0 interface that is bound to a VPN tunnel.

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.

What is route-based VPN?

A route-based VPN is a configuration in which an IPsec VPN tunnel created between two end points is referenced by a route that determines which traffic is sent through the tunnel based on a destination IP address.

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 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.Authenticate with 2fa (DUO).Tap Connect.

How do I configure IPsec on ASA firewall?

To configure the IPSec VPN tunnel on Cisco ASA 55xx:Configure IKE. Establish a policy for the supported ISAKMP encryption, authentication Diffie-Hellman, lifetime, and key parameters. ... Create the Access Control List (ACL) ... Configure IPSec. ... Configure the Port Filter. ... Configure Network Address Translation (NAT)

Can I ssh from Cisco ASA?

No can do. You can NOT SSH/Telnet from an ASA.

How configure ASDM ASA?

On your laptop, open a browser and go to https://192.168.1.1/admin to get to the Cisco ASDM page. Accept the certificate error and continue to the webpage. The last step is to click Install ASDM Launcher and Run ASDM from the webpage. The installer will then run through the process of installing.

How install ASDM Cisco ASA?

Configure Cisco ASDM at initial install stage with Cisco ASA...1 – Connect to Firewall through console to your PC.3 – Copy ASDM image to firewall flash and configure to use image as a ASDM image.4 – Set Authentication and login.5 – Setup ASDM launcher.6 – Open ASDM launcher and login to ASA.

What is Cisco ASDM?

Cisco's Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is the GUI tool used to manage the Cisco ASA security appliances.

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Introduction

This document describes how to configure a LAN-to-LAN VPN tunnel with the use of two Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Firewalls. The Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) runs on the remote ASA through the outside interface on the public side, and it encrypts both regular network and ASDM traffic.

Configure

Use the information that is described in this section in order to configure the features that are described in this document.

Verify

This section provides information that you can use in order to verify that your configuration works properly.

Troubleshoot

This section provides information that you can use in order to troubleshoot your configuration.

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 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, ...

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.

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 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 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.

Does Outlook have full network access?

Microsoft Outlook Web Access. There is no full network access when you use clientless WebVPN. Anyconnect VPN offers full network access. The remote user will use the anyconnect client to connect to the ASA and will receive an IP address from a VPN pool, allowing full access to the network. In this lesson we will use clientless WebVPN only for ...

Why do we know the connection is getting to the ASA?

We know the connection is getting to the ASA because you see the log.

Is Cisco Secure a partner of IBM?

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Do you need RSA keys for SSH?

Besides allowing the permitted hosts to SSH to the ASA, you need to define RSA keys for the secure connection.

Do you need a hostname for ASA?

For these key to work, you should have a hostname/domain-name configured on the ASA as well (unless you configure a dedicated RSA keys).

Do I need CLI to enable SSH?

As far as I've seen you'll need CLI access to enable SSH.

Can you regenerate RSA keys?

you can regenerate the rsa keys from the asdm as well.

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Introduction

  • This document describes how to configure a LAN-to-LAN VPN tunnel with the use of two Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Firewalls. The Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) runs on the remote ASA through the outside interface on the public side, and it encrypts both regular network and ASDM traffic. The ASDM is a browser-based configur...
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Prerequisites

  • Requirements
    Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics: 1. IPsec encryption 2. Cisco ASDM Note: Ensure that all of the devices that are used in your topology meet the requirements that are described in the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide. Tip: Refer to the An Introd…
  • Components Used
    The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions: 1. Cisco ASA Firewall software Release 9.x. 2. ASA-1 and ASA-2 are Cisco ASA Firewall 5520 3. ASA 2 uses ASDM Version 7.2(1) Note: When you are prompted for a username and password for the ASD…
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Configure

  • Use the information that is described in this section in order to configure the features that are described in this document.
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Verify

  • This section provides information that you can use in order to verify that your configuration works properly. Note: The Cisco CLI Analyzer (registered customers only) supports certain show commands. Use the Cisco CLI Analyzer in order to view an analysis of showcommand output. Use these commands in order to verify your configuration: 1. Enter theshow crypto isakmp sa/sh…
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Troubleshoot

  • This section provides information that you can use in order to troubleshoot your configuration. Note: Refer to the ASA Connection Problems to the Cisco Adaptive Security Device ManagerCisco article in order to troubleshoot ASDM-related issues.
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