Microsoft Intune – how to configure Sonicwall NetExtender VPN client

This article will explain you how to configure with Microsoft Intune the Dell Sonicwall NetExtender VPN client.

Step 1

Use this small piece of PowerShell script and customize it with your own parameters like the Sonicwall VPN Server

#Prerequisites : the Dell Sonicwall NetExtender should already be installed on the computer before to run the script
cd « C:\Program Files (x86)\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender »
$VPNServer = « vpn.server.com »
$VPNDomainName = « VPN »
$VPNPassword = «  » #if you want to provision the password

## uncomment the next line if you want the VPN username equal to the computer name
#$account = $env:computername

## uncomment the next line if you want the VPN username equal to the UPN of the logged user
#$account = whoami /upn

.\NECLI.exe addprofile -s $VPNServer -u $account -p $VPNPassword -d $VPNDomainName

Step 2

Define in Intune the script deployment and assign the configuration to the « user »

Go to Intune, Device Configuration and finally to PowerShell Scripts

Enter the name for this script, specify the script location and don’t forget to set to YES « Run this script using the logged on credentials »

Step 3

After a successfully Intune deployment, you can start using the NetExtender, you just need to fill the password and click Connect.

Enjoy !