Overview:
This guide will show how to auto-connect a Windows device to Sophos Firewall SSL VPN Remote access on boot, restart, or shutdown using .pro (Provisioning File)
The Sophos Connect provisioning file allows you to provision remote access IPsec and SSL VPN connections with Sophos Firewall. It also automatically imports any configuration changes you make later. Users don't need to download the configuration file from the VPN portal.
For more details about the Provisioning File you can refer on this doc guide: https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/RemoteAccessVPN/IPsecSSL/SophosConnect/RAVPNSConProvisioningFile/index.html\
Configuration:
1. Configure your SSL VPN Remote Access - You may follow this document guide: https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/RemoteAccessVPN/IPsecSSL/SSLVPN/index.html
2. Then, download and install Sophos Connect client: https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/19.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/RemoteAccessVPN/IPsecSSL/SophosConnect/RAVPNSConClient/index.html
Note: Starting V20 onwards you can download the client in VPN Portal: https://support.sophos.com/support/s/article/KB-000045105?language=en_US
3. Next, we'll configure and import the provisioning file to the Sophos Connect Client: https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/RemoteAccessVPN/IPsecSSL/SophosConnect/RAVPNSConConfigureProvisioningFile/index.html#requirement
We can open an editor such as Notepad and configure what we need to perform the auto-connect functionality, you may follow this template:
[ { "gateway": "203.0.113.1", "vpn_portal_port": 443, "otp": false, "auto_connect_host": "10.10.10.1", "can_save_credentials": true, "check_remote_availability": false, "run_logon_script": false } ]
Kindly take note as well of the needed requirements:
Then, after the configuration, save the file with .pro extension.
4. Import the