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Configuring Global Client Download Settings (Dynamic VPNs)

Global dynamic VPN settings enable you to control authentication and upgrade options for Access Manager. The following example-based instructions show how to configure global dynamic VPN settings.

Before You Begin

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In this example, you configure the device to use the “remote-users” access profile to control the authentication of users who try to download Access Manager.You also configure the setup program to automatically upgrade the client on users’ machines when it detects that a more current version of the client is available on the server.

Note: For information about creating a client configuration, see Creating a Client Configuration (Dynamic VPNs).

To configure dynamic VPN global settings, use either the J-Web or the CLI configuration editor. (For information about configuring global settings using J-Web Quick Configuration pages, see Configuring VPN Global Settings—Quick Configuration (Standard VPNs).)

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J-Web Configuration

To configure global dynamic VPN settings using J-Web:

  1. Select Configuration > View and Edit > Edit Configuration. The Configuration page appears.
  2. Next to Security, click Configure or Edit.
  3. Next to Dynamic vpn, click Configure or Edit.
  4. From the Access profile list, select remote-users.
  5. Select the Force Upgrade checkbox.
  6. To save and commit the configuration, click Commit.

CLI Configuration

To configure global dynamic VPN settings using the CLI editor:

user@host# set security dynamic-vpn clients remote-users
user@host# set security dynamic-vpn force-upgrade
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