Cannot Manage ASA via AnyConnect VPN
KB ID 0000925 Problem I haven’t needed to use my AnyConnect for a long time. But this week I needed to spin up some test servers. I connected fine, but I could not access the ASA via telnet, SSH or ASDM. Solution 1. Traditionally all you needed to do to manage an ASA from a remote VPN session, was to set the management-access to inside. User Access Verification Password: Type help or ‘?’ for a list of available...
AnyConnect – ‘Service Provider is Restricting Access’
KB ID 0000950 Problem I only tend to use AnyConnect for VPN. So while I was at a clients site the other week, I wanted to jump onto my test servers at home and was greeted by this; “The service provider in your current location is restricting access to the Internet. You need to log on with the service provider before you can establish a VPN session. You can try this by visiting any website with your browser.” Solution I...
Cisco AnyConnect – Securing with Microsoft Certificate Services
Part 2 (How to Configure AnyConnect) KB ID 0001031 Problem Back in Part 1 We configured the Microsoft Certificate Services to meet our certificate needs. Now we configure the firewall for AnyConnect. Solution 1. Log onto the ASA > Go to global configuration Mode. login as: petelong petelong@192.168.100.1’s password:********** Type help or ‘?’ for a list of available commands. Petes-ASA> enable Password: *******...
Cisco AnyConnect – Securing with Microsoft Certificate Services
Part 1 (How to Configure Microsoft Certificate Services for AnyConnect) KB ID 0001030 Problem I’ve done a lot of AnyConnect deployments, and I’ve even done them with certificates in the past. I’ve seen plenty of articles and blogs that say ‘It would be better to use a PKI deployment like Microsoft Certificate Services’, but there’s very little info out there on how to set it up. I have a client...
AnyConnect – Using a Windows DHCP Server to Lease IP Addresses to the Remote Clients
KB ID 0001050 Problem I did an AnyConnect design for a client recently, and they asked ‘Instead of using the firewall to lease the DHCP addresses to our remote clients, can we use our Windows DHCP Server?” In the past I’ve used Windows DHCP servers for IPSEC VPN clients, but more recently I’ve tended to just use the firewall. The client had some valid reasons for wanting to do so, and given the complexity of...