Connecting to a Sonicwall SSL VPN using Windows Without Needing the Sonicwall NetExtender Client

The example below is using porthole.envisionsuccess.net as the terminator:

1. Open PowerShell as administrator
2. Paste in the text below:
   $xml = "443"
   $sourceXml=New-Object System.Xml.XmlDocument
   $sourceXml.LoadXml($xml)
   Add-VpnConnection -Name Envision -ServerAddress porthole.envisionsuccess.net -SplitTunneling $True -PluginApplicationID SonicWALL.MobileConnect_cw5n1h2txyewy -CustomConfiguration $sourceXml
3. Click Connect to connect to the VPN (you’ll be prompted for your domain credentials the first time).

Here are some screenshots:

Note - if you see this error below...

You’ll see a corresponding error in the Sonicwall logs: