Hp sa3000 getting started guide
hewlett-packard sa3000 series
vpn client deployment tool
getting started guide
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP: 5971-0888
P/N: A01447-003
March 2001
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Contents
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Getting Started
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
VPN Client Deployment Tool Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Installing the VPN Client Deployment Tool
Before You Install the VPN Client Deployment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installing the VPN Client Deployment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installing the VPN Client Software Files
Installing the VPN Client Software Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the VPN Client Deployment Tool for the First Time
Using the VPN Client Deployment Tool for the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Creating an E-mail Template File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Starting the VPN Client Deployment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Logging In to the VPN Client Deployment Tool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Adding a Corporation Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Adding a Device Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Adding a Tunnel Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Creating a Client Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Creating a Product Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Adding a User or Group Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1
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VPN Client Deployment Tool Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
The HP SA3000 Series VPN Client Deployment Tool application
allows you to deploy e-mail notifications that provide your end
users with login crede ntials. When users access your Web server,
they can download customized HP SA3000 Series VPN Client
software and, after installing the client, they can access your
network within minutes.
The Hewlett-Packard SA3000 Series VPN Client Deployment
Tool Getting Started Guide provides detailed information for
installing all VPN Client Deployment Tool components and
setting up the VPN Client Deployment Tool for first-time use.
Note: Be sure to review the Hewlett-Packard SA3000 Seri es
VPN Client Deployment Tool Release Notes before you begin the
installation. After you install the appl ication, online Help is avai lable in the VPN Client Deploym ent T ool Ma nager to help you perform further tasks.
For more information on how to use and further set up the VPN
Client Deployment Tool, see the online Help in the application.
You can also view the online Help independently on your
workstation or from the software CD-ROM using a browser such
as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
Tasks To install the VPN Client Deployment Tool:
1. Perform installation prerequisites.
2. Install the VPN Client Deployment Tool Manager and
Database.
3. Install the VPN Client Deployment Tool Servlet on your Web
server.
4. Start the VPN Client Deployment Tool Database.
5. Copy the VPN Client software (for users to download) to
your computer using the Product Installation Tool.
6. Log in to the VPN Client Deployment Tool Manager.
7. Set up the VPN Client Deployment Tool for first-time use by
adding a corporation entry.
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VPN Client Deployment Tool
Components
The VPN Client Deployment Tool consists of a manager,
database, servlet, and report tool components.
VPN Client Deployment Tool Manager
VPN Client Deployment Tool Database
VPN Client Deployment Tool Servlet
The VPN Client Deployment Tool Manager is the gra phic al use r
interface (GUI) that performs the following functions:
• Captures, formats, and displays data
• Accesses deployme nt elements such as devi ces, tunnels, and
users
• Lets you add, modify, or delete information entries
• Manages and controls access t o the VPN Client Depl oyment
Tool Database
• Allows only a single user to write to the VPN Client
Deployment Tool Database at one time
• Scans the VPN Client Deployment Tool Database to generate
the user list
• Deploys e-mail notifications
The VPN Client Deployment Tool Database stores the device,
tunnel, client and product profile, user, and corporation
information on those users w ho receive e-ma il notifi cations and
HP SA3000 Series VPN Client deployments.
To install the VPN Client Deployment Tool Servlet, your
computer requires the following software configuration:
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with Option Pack 4.0 (IIS
4.0 Web Server) or Windows 2000 Server
• Service Pack 5 (or higher) for Windows NT
• Access to SMTP mail services
The VPN Client Deployment Tool Servlet performs the following
functions:
• Authenticates the remote user.
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• Extracts information from the VPN Client Deployment Tool
Database specific to the requesti ng re mote user and creat es
the VPNCLIENT.INI and VPNUSER.INI configuration files.
The configuration files are bundled with an installation or
upgrade of the VPN Client into a self-extracting executable
file.
• Downloads the self-extracting executable to the requesting
remote user.
Report Tool Components
The VPN Client Deployment Tool comes with several extra tool
components to help you make reporting data easy.
• Create Audit Report Tool
This program creates a text file that contains a list of users
who have logged in to the VPN Client Deployment Tool Web
server to download the VPN Client files.
• Create User Report Tool
This program creates a text file that contains a list of users
that have been notified through the Deploy window of an
available deployment.
• Purge Audit Data Tool
This program permanently erases all audit records from the
database.
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Before You Install the VPN Client Deployment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Installing the VPN Client Deployment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
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