Seitenhistorie

Description:

This document describes how to set up an IKEv2 connection between an Apple iPhone/iPad and a LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewall.

Requirements:

• LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewall as of LCOS FX version 10.4
• A configured and functional Internet connection on the Unified Firewall
• Any web browser for access to the web interface of the Unified Firewall
• Apple iPhone/iPad with the operating system version 12.x or later

Scenario:

1) The Unified Firewall is connected directly to the Internet and has a public IPv4 address:

• A company wants its sales representatives to have access to the corporate network via an IKEv2 client-to-site connection.
• The employees can do this with an Apple iPhone/iPad.
• The company headquarters has a Unified Firewall as a gateway with an Internet connection with the fixed public IP address 81.81.81.81.
• The local network at the headquarters has the IP address range 192.168.66.0/24.

2) The Unified Firewall is connected to the Internet via an upstream router:

• A company wants its sales representatives to have access to the corporate network via an IKEv2 client-to-site connection.
• The employees can do this with an Apple iPhone/iPad.
• The company headquarters has a Unified Firewall as the gateway and an upstream router for the Internet connection. The router has the fixed public IP address 81.81.81.81.
• The local network at the headquarters has the IP address range 192.168.66.0/24.

Procedure:

The setup for scenarios 1 and 2 are basically the same. Scenario 2 additionally requires port and protocol forwarding to be set up on the upstream router (see section 3).

1) Configuration steps on the Unified Firewall:

1.1) Connect to the configuration interface of the Unified Firewall and navigate to VPN → IPSec → Settings.

1.2) Activate IPSec.

1.3) Switch to VPN → IPSec → Connections and click on the “+” icon to create a new IPSec connection.

1.4) Save the following parameters:

• Name: Enter a descriptive name.
• Security Profile: Here you select the ready-made profile Apple iOS 12+.
• Connection: Select your configured Internet connection.

If you have created your own template or security profile, you can use these here.

1.5) Change to the Tunnels tab and enter the following parameters:

• Local Networks: Here you enter the local networks (in CIDR notation) that the VPN client should reach. In this example, the local network at the headquarters has the IP address range 192.168.66.0/24.
• Virtual IP Pool: Select the option Default virtual IP pool. Virtual IP pools can be used to send IP address configurations to connected VPN clients.

1.6) Change to the Authentication tab and enter the following parameters:

• Authentication Type: Select the option PSK (Preshared Key).
• PSK (Preshared Key): Set a preshared key for this connection.
• Local Identifier: Set the Local identifier as the key ID (group name).
• Remote identifier: Set the Remote identifier as the key ID (group name).

Important:
The local and remote identifiers must not match!

1.7) Click the icon to create a new VPN host.

1.8) Save the following parameters:

• Name: Enter a descriptive name.
• VPN Connection Type: Select the type IPSec.
• IPSec Connection: From the drop-down menu, select the VPN connection created in steps 1.4 - 1.6.

1.9) In the VPN host click on the "connection" icon and, to open the firewall objects, click on the network object that the iPhone/iPad should access.

1.10) Use the “+” sign to assign the required protocols to the VPN host.

Info:
A Unified Firewall uses a deny-all strategy. You therefore have to explicitly allow communication.

Info:
Firewall objects can also be accessed via Desktop -> Desktop Connections and clicking on the “edit” icon. 

1.11) Finally, implement the configuration changes by clicking Activate in the firewall.

1.12) This concludes the configuration steps on the Unified Firewall.

2) Manual setup of the VPN connection on the iPhone/iPad:

2.1) Open the Settings menu and select the option VPN.

2.2) Add a new IKEv2 VPN connection with the following parameters:

• Description: Give the VPN rule a description that reflects its function.
• Server: Enter the public IP or DNS address of the LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewall (scenario 1) or the upstream router (scenario 2).
• Remote ID: Enter the Local identifier specified in step 1.6.
• Local ID: Enter the Remote identifier set in step 1.6.
• No User authentication is performed
• No certificates are used.
• Shared Secret: Enter the PSK specified in step 1.6.

2.3) Click on Done to save the configuration.

2.4) Click on Connected to establish the VPN connection. The connection status is displayed.

3) Setting up port and protocol forwarding on a LANCOM router (scenario 2 only):

IPSec requires the use of the UDP ports 500 and 4500 as well as the protocol ESP. These must be forwarded to the Unified Firewall.

Forwarding the UDP ports 500 and 4500 automatically causes the ESP protocol to be forwarded.

Info:
If you are using a router from another manufacturer, ask them about appropriate procedure.

Important:
If the UDP ports 500 and 4500 and the ESP protocol are forwarded to the Unified Firewall, an IPSec connection to the LANCOM router can only be used if it is encapsulated in HTTPS (IPSec-over-HTTPS). Otherwise, no IPSec connection will be established.

3.1) Open the configuration for the router in LANconfig and switch to the menu item IP-Router → Masq. → Port forwarding table.

3.2) Save the following parameters:

• First port: Specify the Port 500.
• Last port: Specify the Port 500.
• Intranet address: Specify the IP address of the Unified Firewall in the transfer network between the Unified Firewall and the LANCOM router.
• Protocol: From the drop-down menu, select UDP.

3.3) Create a further entry and specify the UDP port 4500.

3.4) Write the configuration back to the router.