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Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment

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Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment

Overview of this book

DirectAccess, introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2, has been a ground breaking VPN-like connectivity solution, adopted by thousands of organizations worldwide. Allowing organizations to deploy without manually configuring every client and providing always-on connectivity has made this technology world-famous. Now, with Windows Server 2012, this has been made even easier to deploy, with a new friendly user interface, easy-start wizard and built in support tools.With Unified Remote Access, Windows server 2012 offers a unique way to provide remote access that is seamless and easier to deploy than traditional VPN solutions. With URA, the successor to DirectAccess, your users can have full network connectivity that is always-on. If you have deployed Windows Server 2012 or are planning to, this book will help you implement Unified Remote Access from concept to completion in no time!Unified Remote Access, the successor to DirectAccess, offers a new approach to remote access, as well as several deployment scenarios to best suit your organization and needs. This book will take you through the design, planning, implementation and support for URA, from start to finish."Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment" starts by exploring the mechanisms and infrastructure that are the backbone of URA, and then explores the various available scenarios and options. As you go through them, you will easily understand the ideal deployment for your own organization, and be ready to deploy quickly and easily. Whether you are looking into the simplest deployment, or a complex, multi-site or cloud scenario, "Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment" will provide all the answers and tools you will need to complete a successful deployment.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring IPSec policies with advanced options


When you configure URA using the wizard, it creates a Group Policy which contains settings for the IPsec policy that will be used. These settings apply to the Windows Firewall, which establishes the connection on both sides. In some situations, you might want to adjust the settings for IPsec, but that cannot be done from the URA console. To affect these, you'll have to dig deep into Group Policy.

Note

STOP!

Adjusting the IPsec settings is risky business! You could easily render your URA settings invalid, and break the service completely. If you don't keep track of your changes properly, you might have no choice but to reset the entire URA configuration and start it from scratch. Another risk is setting the options in a way that's less secure than the default ones, and thus exposing your network to an attack. Also, not all changes are supported by Microsoft, and if you ever require support, the support engineer might request that you revert...