Configure the NGFW Engine deployed in Azure as a VPN gateway

Configure settings for the NGFW Engine deployed in Azure that allow you to use it as a VPN gateway.

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Steps

  1. In the Azure portal, select your virtual machine, then select Overview to find the FQDN of your NGFW Engine.
  2. (NGFW 6.4 only) In the Management Client, add the FQDN of the NGFW Engine to the dynamic IP address under interface 0.
    For NGFW 6.5 or higher, the FQDN is entered automatically.
    1. Right-click the NGFW Engine, then select Edit <element type>.
    2. In the navigation pane on the left, select Interfaces.
    3. Right-click the IP address, then select Edit IP Address.
    4. In the Contact Addresses options, enter the FQDN of your NGFW Engine in the Default field.
    5. Click OK.
  3. Configure the phase-1 ID of the VPN endpoint.
    1. In the navigation pane on the left, select VPN > End-Points.
    2. Right-click the internal endpoint, then select Properties.
    3. In the Phase-1 ID settings, select DNS Name from the ID Type drop-down list, then enter the FQDN of your NGFW Engine in the ID Value field.
    4. Click OK.
  4. Click Save.