WX Client Integration with SA Series SSL VPN Appliances

The WX Client is unique in the industry because of its integration with Juniper Networks SA Series SSL VPN Appliances. When deployed in conjunction with the WX Client, the SA Series can dynamically provision secure, accelerated remote access for employees, partners, and contractors.

A key challenge for IT administrators in deploying software on hundreds or thousands of end user machines is managing the distribution of the software and maintaining software version control. Juniper solves this by integrating the WX Client with the SA Series; when a user connects to their SA Series appliance, the WX Client is auto-installed on the end user’s machine. For all subsequent SA Series sessions, a check is performed by the SA Series appliance to determine if the WX Client software and configuration version is current. If it is not, the current software and/or configuration version is transparently installed on the end user’s machine. This ensures that end users always have the correct version of the WX Client running on their machines, and minimizes the deployment complexity associated with managing the distribution of software and configuration to end user machines on an ongoing basis.

Most software clients must be manually started to accelerate traffic, which in turn requires that the end user remembers to start their software client when they are remote. Juniper solves this in its integrated solution with a WX Client that can be automatically started once the end user’s SA Series connection is established. This ensures that end users always have their WAN optimization running when they are working remotely.

Combining the WX Client with SA Series products provides automated download and WX Client management via a feature rich authentication and policy platform, providing IT administrators with a simple way to ensure that all remote end user traffic is both secure and accelerated.

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Ease of Deployment

By integrating with the SA Series, the WX Client solves the problem of software distribution to thousands of end user machines, maintaining control over versions and configuration policies. IT administrators can specify a deployment policy in the SA Series for the WX Client to automatically download and launch upon connecting to SA Series SSL VPN Appliances, transparent to the mobile end user. Thereafter, every time the end user starts a VPN session, an automatic check is performed to determine if the WX Client software needs to be upgraded to a newer version or configuration file. IT administrators do not need to spend time enforcing upgrades or managing distributions.

Low Total Cost of Ownership

The WX Client deployed at the small branch office does not require a separate WAN optimization device, reducing the cost and management burden in small offices while providing all the benefits of the WXC Series Application Acceleration Platforms.

WX Clients are licensed and managed by the head-end WXC Series platform. By combining monitoring, management, and licensing functions in a single appliance, customers benefit from reduced operating costs by eliminating the need to have a separate licensing server.