Sonicwall VPN access on a MAC

On Windows clients you can use either GVC (for VPN) or NetExtender (for SSLVPN).

On Macs you can only use NetExtender hence you need to set up Mac users separately.

Details are found at Sonicwall's support page.

When connecting the Client you need to put in the following details:

Server: <ipaddress>:4433
Username:
Password:
Domain: LocalDomain or <DomainName>

Generate an SHA1 hash on MAC OSX

Open a terminal.

type in the following:

openssl sha1 <full path to file>

Alternative to manually typing in the path, you can have the folder open in Finder and drag the file into the terminal window to enter the path automatically.

Generate an MD5 hash on MAC OSX

Use the MD5 command from the terminal:

md5 <filename>