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Configuring NAS devices for RADIUS access
Configure VPNs and other devices to work with Portnox Cloud
In this topic, you will learn how to configure a generic VPN device to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections. You can use a similar configuration for other types of NAS devices such as firewalls.
Check Point
In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Check Point Smart Console to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.

Configuring NAS devices for RADIUS access
- Configure Ethernet devices to work with Portnox Cloud
  In this collection of documents, you will find specific instructions for configuring Ethernet-based NAS devices to access the Portnox™ Cloud RADIUS servers and provide AAA services.
- Configure wireless devices to work with Portnox Cloud
  In this collection of documents, you will find specific instructions for configuring wireless NAS devices to access the Portnox™ Cloud RADIUS servers and provide AAA services.
- Configure wireless captive portals to work with Portnox Cloud
  In this collection of documents, you will find specific instructions for configuring captive portals on wireless NAS devices to work with the Portnox™ Cloud guest network.
- Configure VPNs and other devices to work with Portnox Cloud
  In this topic, you will learn how to configure a generic VPN device to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections. You can use a similar configuration for other types of NAS devices such as firewalls.
  - Meraki
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Cisco Meraki Security Appliance to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.
  - OpenVPN
    In this topic, you will set up the OpenVPN Access Server to use the Portnox Cloud RADIUS servers for authentication.
  - WatchGuard
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure WatchGuard Fireware Mobile VPN to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.
  - Fortinet
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure Fortinet FortiGate to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.
  - Windows Server
    In this topic, you will set up Remote Access on a Windows Server to use the Portnox Cloud RADIUS servers for authentication with the Active Directory domain.
  - Check Point
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Check Point Smart Console to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.
  - Palo Alto
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure Palo Alto GlobalProtect to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.
  - Cisco
    In this topic, you will learn how to configure Cisco ASA to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.

VPN – Check Point

In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Check Point Smart Console to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for VPN connections.

Important:

This guide gives general instructions for integrating Portnox Cloud with specific third-party devices. We try to provide useful examples for common models, but settings can differ between manufacturers, models, and environments. Because of this, we cannot guarantee these steps will work in every case. For questions or problems with RADIUS setup – which is an industry standard and not specific to Portnox – or with device-specific settings and troubleshooting, we recommend checking the device manufacturer’s documentation and contacting their support team. Portnox Support can help when possible, but detailed setup of third-party devices is usually best handled by the manufacturer. We also recommend updating your NAS device firmware to the latest version, as old firmware can cause issues.

Important:

All values in this configuration are examples. Make sure to adjust the configuration to your individual profile names, RADIUS server addresses, ports, and keys by replacing the values that are presented as underlined italics.

Warning:

This topic contains documentation prepared by our support agents more than 12 months ago. It may not cover the newest models or the newest interfaces of NAS devices. We’re working on bringing you updated documentation for NAS devices in the near future. However, the methods of setting up third-party devices may still change when the manufacturers update their firmware or release new models.

Add a custom RADIUS service:
1. Navigate to: New > More > Service > UDP
2. In the new UDP service window, in Protocol type radius and select Radius.
3. In the Port field, add your Cloud RADIUS authentication port.
Create a RADIUS server object to match Cloud RADIUS details and configure the Protocol as MS-CHAP v2.
Open the Check Point Gateway object and verify that Mobile Access is enabled.
Under Mobile Access, enable Web - SSL VPN with web browsers.
Under Mobile Access Authentication, choose the RADIUS authentication method and point to the Cloud RADIUS object created earlier.