1.2 Client Machine Requirements

This section explains the operating software and browser requirements for the client machine, in order to access the SSL VPN user portal.

1.2.1 Linux Requirements

When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Linux a Java applet is downloaded to the client machine. The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers for the Linux environment:

Table 1-1 Supported Linux Configurations

Component

Requirement

Operating Systems

SUSELinux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10.0 and SLED 11 are supported for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.

OpenSSL

0.9.7 or higher. If your OpenSSL version is higher than 0.9.7, you must install an OpenSSL 0.9.7 compatible library.

Shells

bash

xterm

Browser

Mozilla Firefox 2.x, 3.0.X and 3.x

Java and JavaScript enabled

Sun JRE

1.5.0_11 or higher

NOTE:If you are using SLED 11.0 64-bit client, make sure that you have the latest JRE installed on your machine.

1.2.2 Macintosh Requirements

When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Macintosh environment, a Java applet is downloaded to the client machine. The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers in the Mac environment:

Table 1-2 Supported Macintosh Configurations

Component

Requirement

Operating System

Mac PPC 10.4 Tiger

Mac Intel 10.5 Leopard

Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard

OpenSSL

0.9.7

Shell

bash

Browser

Mac Safari 2.0.4 Build 412 or higher

Firefox 2.x, 3.0.X or 3.5

Java and JavaScript enabled

Sun JRE

1.5.0_11 or higher

NOTE:GroupWise 7.0 and 8.0 does not work when SSL VPN Kiosk mode is running on Macintosh Tiger OS.

1.2.3 Windows Requirements

When you access the SSL VPN user portal in the Windows environment, an ActiveX control is downloaded to the client machine. If you want to download the Java applet on your machine instead of the ActiveX control, the administrator needs to perform some server-side configurations. For more information, refer to Configuring SSL VPN to Download the Java Applet on Internet Explorer in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 SSL VPN Server Guide.

The following table lists the supported versions of operating software and browsers in the Windows environment:

Table 1-3 Supported Windows Configurations

Component

Requirement

Operating System

Windows XP SP2/SP3 - 32-bit and 64-bit

Windows Vista - 32-bit and 64-bit

Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

NOTE:Windows 64-bit is supported only in Enterprise Mode

Browser

Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0

Mozilla Firefox 2.x, 3.0.x, 3.5, 3.6 x

NOTE:Do not use Windows Explorer to run SSL VPN.

Sun JRE

1.4.1 or higher

NOTE:If you are using Firefox 3.6, you must have Java SE 6 update 10 or higher.