Third-Party VPN Client Support
Review the third-party VPN client support for GlobalProtect™.
The following topics provide support information for
third-party clients:
What Third-Party
VPN Clients are Supported?
The following table lists third-party VPN client support
for PAN-OS® software.
For stronger security, higher tunnel
capacities, and a greater breadth of features,
we recommend that you use the GlobalProtect™ app instead of a third-party
VPN client.
Third-Party IPSec
Client | Minimum PAN-OS Release
Version |
|---|---|
iOS built-in IPSec client | 9.1 |
Android built-in IPSec client | 9.1 |
VPNC on Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and later versions
and CentOS 6 and later versions | 9.1 |
strongSwan on Ubuntu Linux and CentOS * | 9.1 |
* To set up authentication
for strongSwan Ubuntu and CentOS clients for PAN-OS 9.1 and later
releases, refer to the GlobalProtect Administrator’s
Guide for your release. | |
Clients emulating GlobalProtect are not supported.
What GlobalProtect
Features Do Third-Party Clients Support?
Third-party clients support the following GlobalProtect™ features:
GlobalProtect Feature | iOS Built-In IPSec Client | Android Built-In IPSec Client | VPNC on Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and later versions
and CentOS 6 and later versions | strongSwan on Ubuntu Linux and CentOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IPSec VPN Connections | √ | √ | √ | √ |
IPv4 Addressing | √ | √ | √ | √ |
How Many Third-Party
Clients Does Each Firewall Model Support?
The following table lists the maximum
number of third-party X-Auth IPSec clients supported by each firewall
model.
Palo Alto Networks Firewall Model | Maximum Third-Party X-Auth IPSec Clients |
|---|---|
Hardware Firewalls | |
PA-7080 | 2,000 |
PA-7050 | 2,000 |
PA-5450 | 4,000 |
PA-5260 | 2,500 |
PA-5250 | 2,000 |
PA-5220 | 1,500 |
PA-5060* | 1,000 |
PA-5050* | 1,000 |
PA-5020* | 1,000 |
PA-3260 | 1,500 |
PA-3250 | 1,500 |
PA-3220 | 1,000 |
PA-3050 | 1,000 |
PA-850 | 500 |
PA-820 | 500 |
PA-500* | 500 |
PA-460 | 1,400 |
PA-450 | 1,400 |
PA-440 | 1,400 |
PA-220R | 500 |
PA-220 | 500 |
VM-Series Firewalls | |
VM-700 | 1,000 |
VM-500 | 500 |
VM-300 | 500 |
VM-200 | 500 |
VM-100 | 500 |
VM-50 | 125 |
* These appliances are supported only on PAN-OS 8.1 and only
until each reaches its hardware end-of-life (EoL) date.
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