Month: May 2021

Situation: The client configured HA on two PA-850 units. They would like to know how to test it?

Resolution 1: Go to Device>High Availability> Operation Commands. Click on Suspend local device. Here are the example.

It takes 1 to 2 seconds to switch.

Resolution 2: If you want to disconnect a cable for the test, you can add a interface in Link Group. Go to Device>High Availability>Link and Path Monitoring. Add the Interface, for example trusted interface. You can unplug the trusted interface to test it.

If the cable is disconnected, it take about 15 seconds to switch to standby unit.

Situation: The company configures GloablProtect VPN on Paloalto Firewall for home users accessing Office network. They also have site-to site VPN to AWS. The office computers can access the AWS but Home users. This video shows how to configure Paloalto Firewall to allow GloablProtect VPN accessing AWS.

Step 1: Add IPSec Tunnel IP addresses to GlableProtect Gateway

1. Login Paloalto Firewall.

2. Go to Network>GloableProtect>Gateways.

3. Click on the GloablProtect Gateway.

4. Go to Agent>Client Settings.

5. Click on configure name, end-users in our example.

6. In Configure, click Split Tunnel tab.

7. Click Add.

8. Add the AWS Tunnel IP address subnet.

9. Click Oks to save the settings.

Step 2: Modify Security Policy

1.Go to Policies>Security.

2.Click the Security policy you want to modify, AWS Traffic-3-4 in our example.

3. In Security Policy Rule, click on Source tab.

4. Click Add to add source zoon, for example GlobaleProtect.

5. Click Destination tab.

6. Click Add to add the GloableProtect zoon.

Step 3: Commit.

Click Commit to save the configuration.

Please view this step by step video:

1.With Outlook open, switch to People.

2. Click on New Email narrow key under Home. 

3. Click Group.

4. In Contact Group window, type the group name.

5. Click on Add Members tab. 6. Select the Contacts or Address book.

6. Add the members from the contacts or addresses. 

7. Add the members from the contacts or addresses. 

8. Save and Close.

Please view this step by step video:

There are multiple ways to connect to home WiFi network in Windows 10. This video shows you some options.

Option 1: WiFi Key(s) on the keyboard

Option 2: Physical switches

Option 3: Run WiFi from Windows 10

Option 1: WiFi Key(s) on the keyboard

Example 1:

Example 2

Option 2: Physical switches

Example 1:

Example 2:

Option 3: Run WiFi from Windows 10

1.Type wifi in Search bar

2. Click on WiFi Settings.

3. Click on Show available networks. 

4. Find your wifi and click Connect.

5. After the wifi password, you should have the wifi connected.

You are connecting to the WiFi!

Please view this step by step video