This section explains the operating software and browser requirements for the client machine, in order to access the SSL VPN user portal.
When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Linux environment, a Java applet is downloaded to the client machine. The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers for the Linux environment:
Table 1-1 Supported Linux Configurations
NOTE:If you are using SLED 11.0 64-bit client, make sure that you have the latest JRE installed on your machine.
When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Mac* environment, a Java applet is downloaded to the client machine. The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers in the Mac environment:
Table 1-2 Supported Macintosh Configurations
NOTE:GroupWise® 7.0 and 8.0 does not work when SSL VPN Kiosk mode is running on Macintosh* Tiger* OS.
When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Windows* environment, an ActiveX control is downloaded to the client machine. If you want to download the Java applet on your machine instead of the ActiveX control, the administrator needs to perform some server-side configurations. For more information, refer to Configuring SSL VPN to Download the Java Applet on Internet Explorer
in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 SSL VPN Server Guide.
The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers in the Windows environment:
Table 1-3 Supported Windows Configurations
Component |
Requirement |
---|---|
Operating System |
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista* Windows 7 NOTE:If you are using Windows 7, you must follow a certain procedure to enable a successful SSL VPN connection. For more information, see Section A.1, SSL VPN Fails to Connect on a Windows 7 Machine. |
Browser |
Internet Explorer* 6.0 SP 2, 7.0 and 8.0 Mozilla Firefox 2.x or 3.0 NOTE:Do not use Windows Explorer to access the SSL VPN client. |
Sun* JRE* |
1.4.1 or higher NOTE:If you are using Firefox 3.6, you must have Java SE 6 update 10 or higher. |