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ASA

How to configure VPN

Creating NAT Translations

8.3 and Up

1. Create Server Object to Translate (Layer 4 Translation)

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   object-group service SERVER_Services tcp port-object eq 3389 port-object eq ident object network SERVER-3389 host 172.32.100.5 nat (inside,outside) static interface service tcp 3389 3389 object network SERVER-ident host 172.32.100.5 nat (inside,outside) static interface service tcp ident ident

2. Create Access List to allow Services to server (Layer 3 Translation)

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   access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any host SERVER object-group SERVER_Services

Note that the Host is the Server INTERNAL IP. When the Layer 4 is triggered, it will then verify against the access list of the translation. Put simply, by defining the host in the nat object translation, it uses that field as a type of "Private key" that links to the next step in the translation process.

8.2 and Below

1. Create Server Objects to Translate (Layer 4 Translation)

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   object-group service SERVER_Services tcp port-object eq 3389 port-object range 6100 6199 port-object eq ident object-group service NETWORK_SERVICES tcp group-object SERVER_Services group-object SERVER2_Services group-object SERVER3_Services access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any host OUTSIDE_IP object-group NETWORK_SERVICES

2. Create Access List to allow Services to Server (Layer 3 Translation)

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   static (inside,outside) tcp interface ident SERVER ident netmask 255.255.255.255 static (inside,outside) tcp interface 3389 SERVER 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255 static (inside,outside) tcp interface 6103 SERVER 6103 netmask 255.255.255.255 static (inside,outside) tcp interface 80 SERVER2 80 netmask 255.255.255.255

How to configure VPN

Site-Site

1. Define the Networks 

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   object-group network Remote_VPN network-object 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 network-object 10.20.20.0 255.255.255.0 object-group network Remote_Internal network-object 172.16.1.0 255.255.255.0 network-object 172.16.2.0 255.255.255.0 network-object 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 network-object 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0 network-object 172.18.0.0 255.255.0.0 object-group network Remote_Combined group-object Remote_VPN group-object Remote_Internal

2. Create the Crypto Map ACL

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   access-list outside_cryptomap_1 extended permit ip INTERNAL_NETWORK 255.255.255.0 object-group Remote_Combined

3. Create the No-Nat ACL (Networks/hosts to which the packets should not be changed)

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   access-list VPNNONAT extended permit ip INTERNAL_NETWORK 255.255.255.0 object-group Remote_Combined

4. Apply the No-NAT

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   nat (inside) 0 access-list VPNNONAT

5. Create a Transform set

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   crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-256-SHA esp-aes-256 esp-sha-hmac

6. Create the Crypto Map

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   crypto map MELONGCryptoMaps 1 match address outside_cryptomap_1 crypto map MELONGCryptoMaps 1 set peer 1.1.1.1 crypto map MELONGCryptoMaps 1 set transform-set ESP-AES-256-SHA crypto map MELONGCryptoMaps interface outside

7. Enable isakmp on interface

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   crypto isakmp enable outside

8. Create isakmp policies (Note, the policy number is for priority. The highest number first, and then tries lower policies after)

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   crypto isakmp policy 50 authentication pre-share encryption aes-256 hash sha group 2 lifetime 86400

9. Create policy for Tunnel-Group (Site-Site hosts)

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   group-policy Site2Site internal group-policy Site2Site attributes vpn-tunnel-protocol IPSec l2tp-ipsec

10. Apply Tunnel-Group and Attributes

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    tunnel-group 1.1.1.1 type ipsec-l2l tunnel-group 1.1.1.1 general-attributes default-group-policy Site2Site tunnel-group 1.1.1.1 ipsec-attributes pre-shared-key PASSWORD

Configure Split-DNS Resolution

ciscoasa# config t
ciscoasa(config)# group-policy POLICY attributes
ciscoasa(config-group-policy)# split-dns value internal.local extenralexternal.com

Troubleshooting

Debugs debug ISAKMP SA negotiations:

debug crypto isakmp sa <debug level>

Password Recovery

Performing Password Recovery for the ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance

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hostname(config)# copy running-config startup-config

Adding Self Signed Certificates

Via GUI

1. Open the ASDM and Navigate to the Configuration Button>Click Remote Access VPN (At the bottom)>Drop down Certificate Management>Click Identify Certificates 
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2. In the right Pane, click on the Add Button 
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3. Name the certificate, Check the "Add a new identity certificate" radial, Add check marks 
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4. Afterwards, Navigate to Device Management>Advanced>SSL Settings 
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5. From here, remove any Active Algorithms that you do not want, choose the outside interface that you will access the VPN through and click Edit, choose the self-signed certificate in the drop down list for Primary Enrolled Certificate and click OK. 
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6. Apply & Save