It is with great pleasure that I announce Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc. has been included in Enterprise Networking Magazine’s Top 10 VPN consulting services for 2020! Enterprise Networking Magazine is a leading magazine and web site dedicated to the enterprise networking industry and its professionals.
You can read the full write-up on Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc. at Enterprise Networking’s web site here.
Posted by Richard M. Hicks on May 18, 2020
https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2020/05/18/enterprise-networking-magazine-top-10-vpn-consulting-services-2020/
NetMotion Software and Microsoft have now partnered to integrate NetMotion Mobility with Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune. NetMotion Mobility is a purpose-built enterprise VPN solution that has many advantages over competing remote access technologies. Using Microsoft Endpoint Manager or Intune, organizations can now quickly and easily provision NetMotion client software to their managed devices.
NetMotion Mobility is a popular remote access solution designed to meet the needs of enterprise organization with diverse mobility requirements. NetMotion Mobility uses a proprietary transport protocol that, unlike any other solution, is designed for mobility from inception. It includes many advanced features not found anywhere else. You can learn more about NetMotion Mobility here.
More information about the NetMotion Software and Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune partnership here.
5 Things NetMotion Mobility Can Do that Microsoft DirectAccess Can’t
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Comparing NetMotion Mobility and Microsoft DirectAccess
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on March 11, 2020
https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2020/03/11/netmotion-mobility-with-microsoft-endpoint-manager-and-intune/
Updated December 9, 2023: I’ve recently updated this PowerShell script to work more reliably in different configurations other than the Getting Started Wizard. If you’ve had trouble running this script in the past, download the latest version. It should work better! I’ve also published the script in the PowerShell gallery. You can install it by running “Install-Script Renew-DaSelfSignedCertificates”. Enjoy!
When DirectAccess is deployed using the Getting Started Wizard (GSW), sometimes referred to as the “simplified deployment” method, self-signed certificates are created during the installation and used for the IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition technology, the Network Location Server (NLS), and for RADIUS secret encryption. Administrators may also selectively choose to use self-signed certificates for IP-HTTPS, or when collocating the NLS on the DirectAccess server. The RADIUS encryption certificate is always self-signed.
These self-signed certificates expire 5 years after they are created, which means many DirectAccess administrators who have used this deployment option will need to renew these certificates at some point in the future. Unfortunately, there’s no published guidance from Microsoft on how to accomplish this. However, the process is simple enough using PowerShell and the New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet.
The PowerShell script to renew DirectAccess self-signed certificates has been published on GitHub. You can download Renew-DaSelfSignedCertificates.ps1 here.
When the IP-HTTPS certificate is renewed using this script, DirectAccess clients outside will be immediately disconnected and will be unable to reconnect until they update group policy. This will require connecting to the internal network locally or remotely using another VPN solution. The NLS and RADIUS encryption certificates can be updated without impacting remote users.
In addition, internal clients that are not online when this change is made will be unable to access internal resources by name until they update group policy. If this happens, delete the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) on the client using the following PowerShell command and reboot to restore connectivity.
Get-Item -Path “HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient\DnsPolicyConfig” | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false
PowerShell Recommended Reading for DirectAccess Administrators
Posted by Richard M. Hicks on May 2, 2019
https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2019/05/02/renew-directaccess-self-signed-certificates/
