To add accounts for your remote users to the local authentication server for the NSX Data Center for vSphere edge gateway SSL VPN service, use the Users screen on the SSL VPN-Plus tab in the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal.

Note: If a local authentication server is not already configured, adding a user on the Users screen automatically adds a local authentication server with default values. You can then use the edit button on the Authentication screen to view and edit the default values. For information about using the Authentication screen, see Configure an Authentication Service for SSL VPN-Plus on an NSX Data Center for vSphere Edge Gateway in the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal.

Prerequisites

Navigate to the SSL-VPN Plus Screen Of an NSX Data Center for vSphere Edge Gateway in the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal.

Procedure

  1. On the SSL VPN-Plus tab, click Users.
  2. Click the Create (Create button) button.
  3. Configure the following options for the user.
    Option Description
    User ID Enter the user ID.
    Password Enter a password for the user.
    Retype Password Reenter the password.
    First name (Optional) Enter the first name of the user.
    Last name (Optional) Enter the last name of the user.
    Description (Optional) Enter a description for the user.
    Enabled Specify whether the user is activated or deactivated.
    Password never expires (Optional) Specify whether to keep the same password for this user forever.
    Allow change password (Optional) Specify whether to let the user change the password.
    Change password on next login (Optional) Specify whether you want this user to change the password the next time the user logs in.
  4. Click Keep.
  5. Repeat the steps to add additional users.

What to do next

Add local users to the local authentication server so that they can connect with SSL VPN-Plus. See Add SSL VPN-Plus Users to the Local SSL VPN-Plus Authentication Server On an NSX Data Center for vSphere Edge Gateway Using the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal.

Create an installation package containing the SSL Client so the remote users can install it on their local systems. See Add an SSL VPN-Plus Client Installation Package On an NSX Data Center for vSphere Edge Gateway Using the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal.