The Sonicwall SMA (Secure Mobile Access) device allows remote users to log into the library domain remotely and to access library resources while logged in.
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers logged into a computer as an admin
- Find the user and open their account and click on the Member of tab
- Add the group called Remote Users (the SMA will only allow users in this group to access the network remotely)
- Log into the SMA https://vpn.lclibrary.org to the LocalDomain as the admin with admin password
- Go to users - local users and click on add user
- Type in the username (first initial + last name) of the user and select the lclibrary domain then click on submit
- Log into the computer as admin
- Download and install the netextender.msi application from the systems folder/applications/sonicwall sma/
- Make sure it is the msi version, not the exe version.
- After installation, restart the device and log in as the user to the vpn (use the end user instructions)
- Make sure that the server name is: vpn.lclibrary.org and the domain is lclibrary. (case sensitive)
- Once you are logged into the desktop - open the netextender application.
- Click on the wrench in the lower left corner of the NetExtender client to open the options
- Make sure the following items are set: