# Getting started with the SSL VPN Portal

The SSL VPN Portal provides secure browser-based access to services in the protected network.

The SSL VPN Portal is an integrated feature of Forcepoint NGFW. It provides remote access to applications and information in the protected network from standard web browsers. End users must authenticate to access the SSL VPN Portal webpage. You can configure single sign-on (SSO), to allow users to access different services under the same Domain without logging on to each service separately. The SSL VPN Portal proxies end-user connections to HTTP-based services in the protected network. The end user is never directly connected to the back-end services.

The configuration consists of the following general steps:

1. Define SSL VPN Portal Service elements to make services available in the SSL VPN Portal.
2. Add rules to the SSL VPN Portal Policy to allow access to services using the SSL VPN Portal.
3. Create an SSL VPN Portal element to define the settings for connecting to the SSL VPN Portal and the look and feel of the SSL VPN Portal.
4. Enable the SSL VPN Portal for each NGFW Engine that provides SSL VPN Portal access.