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 Linux, 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
Component |
Requirement |
---|---|
Operating Systems |
SUSELinux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10.0 and SLED 11 are supported for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. |
OpenSSL |
0.9.7 or higher. If your OpenSSL version is higher than 0.9.7, you must install an OpenSSL 0.9.7 compatible library. |
Shells |
bash xterm |
Browser |
Mozilla Firefox 3.x and above Java and JavaScript enabled |
Sun JRE |
1.5.0_11 or higher |
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 Macintosh 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
Component |
Requirement |
---|---|
Operating System |
Mac PPC 10.4 Tiger Mac Intel 10.5 Leopard Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OSX 10.7 Lion |
OpenSSL |
0.9.7 |
Shell |
bash |
Browser |
Mac Safari 2.0.4 Build 412 or higher like Mac Safari 5.0.5 and Mac Safari 5.1.7. Firefox 3.x and above Java and JavaScript enabled |
Sun JRE |
1.5.0, 1.6, and 1.7 |
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 NetIQ Access Manager 3.2 SP2 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 XP SP2/SP3 - 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista - 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit NOTE:Windows 64-bit is supported only in the Enterprise Mode |
Browser |
Internet Explorer 8.0 and above Mozilla Firefox 3.x and above NOTE:Do not use Windows Explorer to run SSL VPN. |
Sun JRE |
1.4.1 or higher NOTE:If you are using the latest Firefox version, use the latest version of Sun JRE. |
The 64-bit Windows clients are not supported.
Browsers are not supported for data transfer in the 32-bit Windows 7 client.
SSL VPN does not work in Kiosk Mode for Windows 7.