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Start Cisco Anyconnect VPN. From the menu select: Cisco Anyconnect VPN Client Preferences; Check the box next to Enable Local LAN access (if configured). Your settings changes will not take effect until the next time you start the VPN client. Quit the VPN client. Restart Cisco Anyconnect VPN and connect to the MIT VPN. Both sites using Cisco ASA firewalls (version 9.x or 8.4). Site1 is the main headquarters site and Site2 is a remote branch site. The LAN networks on each site communicate between them over the IPSEC VPN tunnel. Hosts in Site1 (network 192.168.1.0/24) can access the Internet via the local Internet connection through ASA1. Therefore, after the remote user successfully authenticates on Cisco ASA with the AnyConnect client, he will receive an IP address in the range 192.168.100.1 to 50 and he will be able to access resources in the internal LAN network 192.168.5.0/24. But if you have to use legacy Cisco VPN Client, just use this solution. Now, let’s configure the Cisco VPN Client itself. Under “Authentication” tab you configure the name of the profile and pre-shared key that you have already configured at Cisco ASA. At the “Transport” tab the most important feature is “Allow Local LAN Access”.

The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client consistently raises the bar by making the remote-access experience easy for end users. It helps enable a highly secure connectivity experience across a broad set of PC and mobile devices. This document provides information on the AnyConnect integration on Meraki appliances and instructions for configuring AnyConnect on the Meraki dashboard.
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Feature

The AnyConnect VPN server on the MX uses TLS & DTLS for tunneling and requires AnyConnect VPN client version 4.8 or higher on either Windows, macOS, Linux, or mobile devices to terminate remote access connections successfully. The AnyConnect client negotiates a tunnel with the AnyConnect server and gives you the ability to access resources or networks on or connected to the AnyConnect server (MX). Unlike the AnyConnect implementation on the ASA, with support for other features like host scan, web launch, etc, the MX security appliance supports SSL, VPN, and other AnyConnect modules that do not require additional configuration on the MX. For more details, see AnyConnect on ASA vs. MX.

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An AnyConnect Plus/Apex (termed or perpetual) license will be required to use AnyConnect on the MX when MX16.X firmware goes GA. Until then, if an MX upgrades to MX16, AnyConnect will be available as a feature. If a license is not linked when MX16 goes GA, AnyConnect will become unusable until a license is applied. More details on applying licenses will be available soon.

The MX supports L2TP/IPsec Client VPN and AnyConnect VPN simultaneously.

Caveats

AnyConnect is still in development, hence, there are certain caveats to keep in mind before enabling AnyConnect.

• Supported MX models: MX600, 450, 400, 250, 100, 84, 68, 67, Z3, vMX

  Future support: MX64, 65

  Not supported: MX80, 90, 60, Z1

• IPsec and AnyConnect share the same configured RADIUS and active directory servers

• The use of a server identity certificate with a custom hostname is not supported at this time. Currently, the MX will automatically enroll in a publicly trusted certificate using the Meraki Dynamic DNS host name on the dashboard network. Follow the instructions on this doc to change the hostname.
• A BETA firmware version is required. Known issues are listed below:
  • Multicast on the LAN does not work as expected
  • BGP routes do not show up on the dashboard route table but are present on the device
    

How to Enable AnyConnect on Your Dashboard

Having reviewed the caveats, upgrade your MX security appliance to the required firmware version.

• To enable AnyConnect, upgrade to the latest MX-16 firmware by navigating to Dashboard > Organization > Firmware upgrades. For more details on firmware upgrades see Managing Firmware Upgrades
• For further inquiries, email meraki-anyconnect-beta@cisco.com

AnyConnect Server Settings

MX Server certificate: The AnyConnect server on the MX uses TLS for tunnel negotiation, hence it needs a server identity certificate. Currently, when AnyConnect is enabled, the MX will automatically initiate a certificate-signing request to get a publicly trusted identity certificate; this is entirely transparent to the dashboard administrator. The MX uses the Meraki Dynamic DNS hostname when creating a CSR before getting it signed by a public CA. The resulting certificate renews automatically without any disruption in service.

Dashboard administrators do not have to worry about creating or transporting certificates or private keys to the MX or interacting with public CAs to get a CSR signed. At this time, we do not support uploading a server certificate or using a hostname other than the Dynamic DNS name.

Uploading a server identity certificate or using a hostname other than the Dynamic DNS name is not supported at this time. Please use the 'How to create a profile' documentation to create an alias for the Meraki DDNS hostname to ease connectivity for end-users.

DDNS hostname is configurable on MX Appliances in Passthrough/VPN Concentrator mode when AnyConnect is enabled.

To enable AnyConnect VPN, select Enabled from the AnyConnect Client VPN radio button on the Security Appliance > Configure > Client VPN > AnyConnect Settings tab. The following AnyConnect VPN options can be configured:

Hostname: This is used by Client VPN users to connect to the MX. This hostname is a DDNS host record that resolves to the Public IP address of the MX. The DDNS hostname is a prerequisite for the publicly trusted certificate enrollment. You can change this hostname by following the instructions here.
AnyConnect port: This specifies the port the AnyConnect server will accept and negotiate tunnels on.
Log-in banner: This specifies the message seen on the AnyConnect client when a user successfully authenticates. If configured, a connecting user must acknowledge the message before getting network access on the VPN.

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Profile update: This specifies the AnyConnect VPN configuration profile that gets pushed to the user on authentication.

Certificate authentication: This is used to configure the trusted CA file that is used to authenticate client devices. This configuration is only required if you need to authenticate client devices with a certificate.
Authentication Type: This is used to specify authentication with Meraki Cloud, RADIUS, or Active Directory.

Group policy with RADIUS Filter-ID: This is used to enable dashboard group policy application using the filter passed by the RADIUS server.

RADIUS time-out: This is used to modify the RADIUS time-out for two-factor authentication and authentication server failover.
AnyConnect VPN subnet: This specifies the address pool used for authenticated clients.
DNS name servers: This specifies the DNS settings assigned to the client.
DNS suffix: This specifies the default domain name or DNS suffix passed to the AnyConnect client to append to DNS queries that omit the domain field. This domain name only applies to tunneled packets.

Client routing: This is used to specify full or split-tunnel rules pushed to the AnyConnect client device. You can send all traffic through VPN, all traffic except traffic going to specific destinations, or only send traffic going to specific destinations.
Default group policy: This is used to apply a default group policy to all connecting AnyConnect clients. For more details see Group Policies.

Authentication Methods

AnyConnect supports authentication with either RADIUS, Active Directory, or Meraki Cloud. For more details on authentication configuration, refer to AnyConnect Authentication Methods.

Note: Systems Manager with Sentry is not supported with AnyConnect.
Note: SAML authentication is not supported at this time.

Client Routing

i. Send all traffic through VPN
This is the same as full tunneling. All traffic from the client is sent over the VPN tunnel.
ii. Send all traffic except traffic going to these destinations
This is the same as full tunnel with exclusions, when configured, the client will send all traffic over the VPN except traffic destined for the configured subnet.

iii. Only send traffic going to these destinations
This is the same as spilt tunneling, when configured, the client will only send traffic destined for the configured subnet over the VPN. Every other traffic sent over the local network.

Local LAN access

Local LAN access is desired when the Full tunneling is configured (Send all traffic through VPN) but users still desire to their local network for printing, etc For example, a client that is allowed local LAN access while connected to the MX in full tunnel mode is able to print to a local printer at home. Internet traffic will still flow through the tunnel.
To enable local LAN access, two things need to be done. Local LAN access will not work if both conditions are not satisfied.

1. Configure the MX: Select 'Send all traffic except traffic going to these destinations' option on the Dashboard and configure a 0.0.0.0/32 route. This will cause the AnyConnect client to automatically exclude traffic destined for the user's local network from going over the tunnel.

2. Configure the Client: Enable Allow local LAN Access on the AnyConnect Client. This can be enabled manually or via the AnyConnect profile.

After connection, the user should see their local network subnet added as a non secure routes (destinations that should be accessed locally not via the VPN tunnel)

Group Policies

The need for access control over remote access connections cannot be over-emphasized. While some administrators use multiple address pools to segment users, others use VLAN tagging to existing subnets. From a Client VPN standpoint, multiple subnets or separate VLANs do not provide access control in itself. What segments users from talking to each other or other network resources is the presence and the enforcement of access rules. For example, if users are in different VLANs and access policies are not enforced somewhere, users could access anything.
AnyConnect on the MX does not support multiple VLANs or address pools for Client VPN users. However, the MX supports the application and enforcement of policies to AnyConnect users on authentication. It is also important to note that, from a Client VPN standpoint on the MX, having users on the same subnet does not mean they are in the same VLAN. Users are assigned a /32 address (one address) from the pool configured on Dashboard. Group Policies can then be used to limit users on the same AnyConnect subnet from talking to each other or other resources on the network.

Default Group Policy

Administrators can apply a global group policy to all users connecting through AnyConnect by selecting a configured policy from the default Group Policy drop-down menu. Group policies can be configured via Dashboard > Network-wide > Group Policies. Refer to Creating and Applying Group Policies for more details.
Note: If a default group policy set and group policy with Filter-ID is also enabled, the Filter-ID policy passed by the RADIUS server will take precedence over the default group policy.

Group Policies with RADIUS Filter-ID

AnyConnect supports the application of dashboard-configured group policies to AnyConnect users when authenticating with RADIUS. This is achieved using the RADIUS Filter-ID attribute. To set this up on your MX:

1. Create group policies on Dashboard > Network-wide > Group Policies. Specify rules within the policy. Multiple group policies can be mapped to different user groups on the RADIUS server. In this example, we are matching CONTRACTOR policy to CONTRACTOR user group.
   

2. Enable the Filter-ID option on the dashboard. This option is only configurable if you are authenticating with a RADIUS server.
   

3. Configure the RADIUS server to send an attribute in its accept message containing the name of a group policy configured in dashboard (as a String). Commonly, the Filter-ID attribute will be used for this purpose. The screenshot below shows a network policy in Windows NPS, configured to pass the name of a dashboard group policy ('CONTRACTOR') within the Filter-ID attribute:

The RADIUS server is configured with the group policy 'CONTRACTOR' defined on dashboard. When a user in the group successfully authenticates, the 'CONTRACTOR' group policy name for the authenticated user will be sent in the RADIUS accept message, allowing the MX to apply the requested policy to the user. The group policy name sent by the RADIUS server must match verbatim what is configured on the dashboard for policies to apply correctly. Currently, policies do not show up on Network-wide > Client list page if you have only a security appliance in your dashboard network, however, If you have a combined network, the policy will show under the 802.1X policy column.

Client VPN Connections

Client view:
You can see client stats and connection details by clicking on the graph in the bottom-left corner of the client.

Clients can also see available routes on the Route Details tab. Secure routes are accessible by the client over the VPN while nonsecure routes are not accessible by the client over the VPN. Nonsecure routes are visible when split-tunneling is configured.

Connection logs can be found under the Message History tab.

Dashboard view:
After configuring client VPN, to see how many users are connected to your network, navigate to Network-wide > Clients. All AnyConnect clients will be seen with the AnyConnect icon. You can filter by client VPN using the search menu.

Note: The MAC address seen on the client list is randomly generated; it is not the actual MAC address of the AnyConnect client.

AnyConnect Event Logging

To see all available events, navigate to Network-wide > Event log and filter the 'Event type include' field by AnyConnect.

To see log-on and log-off events, go to Dashboard > Network-Wide > Event logs and filter by VPN client connected and VPN client disconnected.

Dashboard API Support

APIs can be used to configure or return the AnyConnect server settings on the MX. Navigate to Dashboard > Help > API docs - AnyConnect VPN Settings for more information.

Number of Supported Sessions per MX Model

Below is the number of sessions allowed per MX model. When the limit is reached, new sessions will not be formed.

FAQ

1. Who signs the Meraki facilitated publicly trusted certificates?
   A publicly trusted Certificate Authority.

2. Can I use my own hostname or publicly trusted certificate on the MX as a server certificate?
   No, only the Meraki DDNS hostname of the dashboard network is supported with publicly trusted certificates. There will be support for custom hostname certificates in future.

3. How will AnyConnect be licensed on the Meraki MX?
   Eventually, an AnyConnect Plus/Apex termed or perpetual license from Cisco will be required to use AnyConnect on the MX. Right now, AnyConnect can be used on the MX without a license.

4. Will every MX model support AnyConnect eventually? If yes, when? If No, why?
   AnyConnect is part of the wired-16 firmware, hence all models that can run wired-16 support AnyConnect, EXCEPT the MX64/65 models. Work is still in progress to support these models.

5. Can I use AnyConnect profiles?
   Yes, see the AnyConnect Profiles section. Only VPN profiles can be pushed via the MX. Others, like Umbrella profiles, will not be pushed via the MX.

6. Can I configure different split-tunnel rules/VLANs/IP address pools for different sets of users?
   No, not at the moment. However, you can use group policies when authenticating with RADIUS to apply access policies to a user or groups of users on authentication.

7. Can I do certificate-based authentication?
   Yes, as a combination with username and password. See the certificate-based authentication section. Certificate-only authentication is not supported at this time.

8. Where can I download the AnyConnect client?
   On the AnyConnect Settings page on dashboard in the Client Connection section or on cisco.com.

9. How can I provide feedback on this feature?
   Email meraki-anyconnect-beta@cisco.com or via the “make a wish” button on dashboard with “AnyConnect BETA” keyword.

10. What are the current caveats/known issues with the AnyConnect feature & firmware?
    See caveats section

11. Which features are supported? Any plans to support Umbrella, posture scan, 802.1x, etc?
    VPN Only. Other AnyConnect modules that do not require additional server support can be used as well. e.g. DART, Umbrella. This module must be deployed and configured separately as the MX does not support web launch, client software deployment, or update at this time. See AnyConnect on ASA vs. MX for more details. Please email meraki-anyconnect-beta@cisco.com if you have any questions.

12. Is IKEv2 supported on the MX when using AnyConnect?
    No.

13. Can I run L2TP/IPsec client VPN and AnyConnect VPN simultaneously on the MX?
    Yes.

14. Can I connect to the inside interface of the MX with AnyConnect? e.g. connect to the MX from the LAN side?
    No, only connections on the WAN side/outside interface are supported at this time.

15. When will AnyConnect GA?
    This feature is firmware dependent, this means AnyConnect will GA when MX 16.X becomes GA.
    

IT Network

Cisco AnyConnect VPN is a remote access software to replacement the old Cisco VPN client which it can be downloaded from ASA firewall via web browser. It is a best VPN solution providing the remote access user to use the AnyConnect VPN client to connect to the Cisco ASA firewall and will receive an IP address from a remote access VPN pool, then allowing full access to the internal network.

In this article will show how to configure Cisco AnyConnect remote access VPN on Cisco ASA firewalls IOS version 9.x to allow remote access user connect to internal network remotely.

In this article of configuring Cisco AnyConnect remote access software, it is assumed that:

a. You already have Cisco ASAv on GNS3 VM up and running. In case that you don’t, please follow this link. Configuring Cisco ASAv QCOW2 with GNS3 VM

b. You have already downloaded Cisco AnyConnect remote access software (anyconnect-win-4.3.05017-k9.pkg) PKG file from the Cisco website. Cisco service contract is needed to be able to download it.

To demonstrate configuring Cisco AnyConnect remote access VPN on Cisco ASA firewalls IOS version 9.x, we will set up a GNS3 lab as the following diagram.

There is a Cisco ASAv firewall virtual server and there is one Cisco router act as client in the internal network connected to ASAv firewall virtual server interface inside. Another ASAv firewall virtual server interface is outside interface connect to the real physical computer via GNS3 Cloud. So, we use the real physical computer as the remote access client connect to router in the local network. Also, the Lab will use IP subnet 172.16.0.0/24 for assign for remote access clients. The following is the IP configuration of each device.

On Cisco ASAv firewall virtual server

On Cisco router

The first thing to do of configuring Cisco AnyConnect remote access vpn is to copy AnyConnect client package into the firewall via TFTP server.

After the Cisco AnyConnect remote access software has been copied into ASAv firewall virtual server, we need to enable the WebVPN on on the outside interface of ASAv firewall virtual server and specify the AnyConnect image to be downloaded via web browser by remote access users.

We need to configure a pool with IP addresses for ASAv firewall virtual server to assign IP addresses to all remote access users that connect with Cisco AnyConnect remote access VPN client.

By default after remote access user is connected successfully, all traffic will be sent through the tunnel and they cannot access to any internet websites. To allow remote access users to access the Internet while they are connected with Cisco AnyConnect remote access software, we need to configure split tunneling. We need to create an access-list that specifies what networks we want to reach through the tunnel as the following.

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Cisco AnyConnect remote access vpn need a Group Policies to specify the parameters that are applied to clients when they connect. In our case now, we’ll create a group policy named “GP-RemoteAcessVPN”.

A connection profile which is also known as a tunnel group is needed when the remote access vpn clients connect to the ASAv firewall virtual server. This tunnel group is used to define the specific connection parameters we want our remote access VPN clients to use.

The remote access clients will need to be assigned an IP address during login, so we’ll also set up a DHCP pool for them.

We need to create the remote access vpn user account on ASAv firewall virtual server to allow them access to the internal network. Below user will can only use AnyConnect remote access VPN and cannot login the ASAv firewall virtual server.

All the configuration for Cisco AnyConnect remote access VPN is now in ready on the ASAv firewall virtual server. Now we can start testing by accessing to IP address of the outside interface on ASAv firewall virtual server which is our case now is 192.168.229.131 and download install the Cisco AnyConnect remote access software to install on the client computer.

After finished installing the Cisco AnyConnect remote access software on the client computer, we can start the application and enter the IP address of the ASAv firewall virtual server, the click “Connect”.

Enter the username and password of the Cisco AnyConnect remote access VPN account that we create in the above step, then click “OK” to connect.

The remote access VPN client now should be able to successfully connected to the ASAv firewall virtual server.

We can verify if the remote access VPN client cannot access to the internet network or not by test ping to the router IP address with is “10.0.0.2” and we should get the successful ping result as the below.

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Normal, Dynamic NAT is configured on Cisco ASA firewall appliance to provide internet access to all computers within a specific subnet in the Local Area Network (LAN). In this case, we need to configure NAT Exemption to exclude the remote access VPN subnet of Cisco AnyConnect remote access software from Dynamic NAT, otherwise the remote access VPN client cannot access to the resource within the internal network.

Now you should be able to configure Cisco AnyConnect Remote Access VPN on Cisco ASA firewall appliance with IOS version 9.x. It is recommended that you try it by your own self using GNS3 MV to verify your understanding. If you have any questions or suggestions you can always leave your comments below. I will try all of my best to review and reply them.

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