iNode client installation and usage examples

The following describes how to install and use the iNode client in different environments. You can install and use the iNode client in Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS systems.

Example: Installing and using the iNode client on Windows

On Windows systems, you can use either the iNode client included with the SSL VPN gateway or the iNode client downloaded from the H3C official website.

Installing and using the iNode client that comes with the SSL VPN gateway

Access the SSL VPN login page.
# Enter https://gateway address in the browser address bar, and then press Enter to access the domain list page. This example uses SSL VPN gateway address 10.144.195.13:2000.
Figure-1 Domain List page

# Click domainip to go to the SSL VPN login page. Enter your username and password, then click Login.
Figure-2 SSL VPN login page
Start the IP client application.
# After you log in successfully, locate the area on the browser page shown in the following figure:
Figure-3 Starting the IP client

# Click Start to start the IP client. The system will automatically download the iNode client if it is not installed on the host. After the download finishes, the iNode client will start automatically and log in to the SSL VPN gateway. The following figure shows a successful login:
Figure-4 iNode client

Downloading the iNode client from the H3C official website and using the client

Download the iNode management center.
Enter www.h3c.com in the browser address bar to access the H3C website. Then, select Support > Resource Center > Software Download.
Figure-5 Accessing the H3C official website

# Select Network Management > H3C iNode > iNode.
Figure-6 Selecting iNode

# Select the most recent the iNode PC software package.
Figure-7 Selecting the iNode PC software package

# On the login page, enter the username and password, for example, yx800 and 01230123, and then click Log In. You can enter your username and password as needed.
Figure-8 Login page

# Access the Download page and download the installation package. This installation package is an example only.
Figure-9 Downloading the installation package

# Select the installation package that matches your operating system.
Figure-10 Selecting the installation package

# Double-click the Windows folder, and then install iNode Management Center for Windows 7.3 (E0583).exe.
Install the iNode management center.
# Double-click iNode Management Center for Windows 7.3 (E0583).exe to access the installation wizard.
Figure-11 iNode management center installation wizard

# Click Next.
Figure-12 iNode management center installation wizard

# Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
Figure-13 iNode management center installation wizard

# Click Next.
Figure-14 iNode management center installation wizard

# Click Install.
Figure-15 iNode management center installation wizard

# Click Finish. The icon for the iNode management center appears on the desktop.
Figure-16 Installation completed
Customize the iNode client.
# Open the iNode management center software by double-clicking its icon. From the left navigation pane, select Client Customization. In the Network Access Components area, select SSL VPN.
Figure-17 iNode management center

# Click Finish. In the dialog box that opens, select Default Scenario and Generate customized client upgrade package.
Figure-18 iNode management center

# After the installation package is generated, click Find Target.
Figure-19 Client customization result

# Find the generated client package in the target folder and install it.
Figure-20 Client program
Log in to the iNode client using username and password authentication.
# After you install the iNode client, start it.
# Configure the gateway address, username, password, and domain. If the SSL VPN gateway uses a port other than 443, you must append the port number to the gateway IP address for login.
Figure-21 Logging in to the iNode client

Click Connect. The iNode client is logged in successfully, as shown in the following figure:
Figure-22 Login succeeded
Log in to the iNode client using username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication.
# When you use username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication, you must first install the required certificates (including the private key) on Windows.
# After you install the iNode client, start it.
# Configure the gateway address, username, password, and domain. If the SSL VPN gateway uses a port other than 443, you must append the port number to the gateway IP address for login.
Figure-23 Logging in to the iNode client

# Click More and select Properties to access the general configuration page. Select Password and Certificate as the authentication mode.

# Click Client Certificate, and select the certificate file to be imported, and then click OK.

# Click OK to return to the login page, and then click Connect. The iNode client is logged in successfully as shown in the following figure:
Figure-24 Login succeeded

Example: Installing and using the iNode client on Linux

Download the iNode management center. For more information, see "Downloading the iNode client from the H3C official website and using the client."
Install the iNode management center.
# Log in to CentOS 7 as the root user, and copy the installation package of the iNode management center to the /cr folder. Make sure the /home/iNodeManager/ folder is created in advance. This example uses CentOS 7.
Figure-25 Linux

Figure-26 Linux

# Decompress the installation package: tar –xvf iNodeManager_H3C.tar.gz.
Figure-27 Decompressing the installation package

# Enter the iNodeManager directory after decompression.
Figure-28 iNodeManager directory

# Execute the sh ./install.sh command to install the iNode management center
Figure-29 Installing iNodeManager
Customize the iNode client.
# After the installation, you can run the Linux iNode management center without restarting the Linux operating system or starting any services.
# Identify and double-click the icon for the iNode management center to start it.
Figure-30 iNode management center

# # Customize SSL VPN feature, and set the gateway address and port. After selecting the SSL VPN feature, click Advanced.
Figure-31 iNode management center

# On the SSL VPN Options tab, add the gateway address and click OK, as shown below:
Figure-32 Advanced settings

# After configuring the gateway address, click OK.
Figure-33 Customization completed

# Select Generate customized client setup program and click Find Target. Then, identify the customized iNode client software.
Figure-34 Customization completed
Install the iNode client.
# Select the generated client software based on the operating system of the host.
Figure-35 Installing the iNode client

# Execute the cp iNodeClient_Linux.tar.gz /home/iNode/ command to copy the Linux iNode installation file to the /home/iNode/ directory. Make sure the /home/iNode/ directory is created in advance.
Figure-36 Copying the installation package

# Execute the tar – xvf iNodeClient_Linux64_7.3\\(E0548\).tar.gz command to decompress the installation package.
Figure-37 Decompressing the installation package

# Execute the ll command to enter the inodeclient directory.
Figure-38 Entering the inodeclient directory

# Execute the install_64.sh command to start the installation.
Figure-39 Execute the command for installation
Log in to the iNode client using username and password authentication.
# After the installation, double-click the client to start it.
Figure-40 iNode client

# Enter the gateway address and click Refresh.
Figure-41 SSL VPN connection

# Enter the username and password, select a domain, and then click Connect.
Log in to the iNode client using username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication.
# When you use username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication, you must first copy the required certificates (including the private key) and root certificate to the Linux operating system.
# After the installation, double-click the client to start it.
Figure-42 iNode client

# Enter the gateway address and click Refresh.
Figure-43 SSL VPN connection

# Configure the username and password, and select a domain.
Figure-44 Logging in to the iNode client

# Click More and select Properties to access the general configuration page. Select Password and Certificate as the authentication mode.

# Click Client Certificate, select the certificate files and root certificate file to be imported, and then enter the password. Click OK.

# Click OK to return to the login page, and then click Connect to perform SSL VPN authentication

Example: Installing and using the iNode client on Android mobile phones

Download the iNode client.
Enter www.h3c.com in the browser address bar to access the H3C website. Then, select Support > Resource Center > Software Download.
Figure-45 Accessing the H3C official website

# Select the most recent the iNode MC software package.
Figure-46 Most recent iNode MC software package

# On the login page, enter the username and password, for example, yx800 and 01230123, and then click Log In. You can enter your username and password as needed.
Figure-47 Login page

# Access the Download page and download the installation package.
Figure-48 Downloading the installation package

# Locate the download directory, extract the installation package, and open the extracted folder.
# Extract the iNode_MC_XXX_Android_vpn compressed file from the folder to obtain the .apk installation package.
Figure-49 Extracting the compressed file

# Upload the iNode.apk installation package to your Android phone by using QQ file transfer assistant or any other method.
Figure-50 Uploading the installation package
Log in to the iNode client using username and password authentication.
# After receiving the installation package on your phone, click Agree to install the client.

# Authorize the iNode client.

# After the installation finishes, open the iNode client. Click the Settings icon in the top right corner, and then click SSL VPN Server IP.
Figure-51 iNode client

# In the dialog box that opens, enter the SSL VPN server address, in the format of X.X.X.X:X, for example, 10.10.10.10:8443, where 8443 is the SSL VPN service port. Click OK. Then, click the back icon in the upper left corner and enter your account and password for login authentication.
Figure-52 iNode client
Log in to the iNode client using username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication.
# To use two-factor authentication including username/password authentication and certificate authentication, you must save the certificate file to a path on your mobile device first. For example, save the certificate file to the internal storage directory, /Documents/. The certificate file supports only the pfx and p12 formats.
# After receiving the installation package on your phone, click Agree to install the client.

# Authorize the iNode client.

# After the installation finishes, open the iNode client. Click the Settings icon in the top right corner to configure the SSL VPN gateway address and import the user certificate.
Figure-53 iNode client

# Click SSL VPN Server IP. In the dialog box that opens, enter the SSL VPN server address, in the format of X.X.X.X:X, for example, 10.10.10.10:8443, where 8443 is the SSL VPN service port.
# Enable Use Certificate, click Select Certificate, and select the certificate file that is saved on the mobile phone in advance.
# After you select the certificate file, enter the certificate password as prompted.

# Click OK.

# After completing the above settings, click the back icon in the upper left corner, and then enter your account and password for login authentication.

Example: Installing and using the iNode client on iOS mobile phones

As a best practice, search for iNode in App Store on an Apple iPhone and download iNode of the most recent version for use. This example installs iNode in version 7.3.33.

Procedure

Download the iNode client.
# Open App Store and search for iNode. iNode Portal is applicable to Portal authentication scenarios. iNode Connect is applicable to SSL VPN authentication scenarios. Click iNode Connect to install it.
Figure-54 Searching for iNode

# After the installation, the iNode Connect icon appears. Double-click this icon to start up the client.
Figure-55 iNode client
Log in to the iNode client using username and password authentication.
# Click the Settings icon in the upper right corner.
Figure-56 Login page of the iNode client

# Click SSL VPN Server IP to configure the SSL VPN gateway address.
Figure-57 Entering the Settings page

# In the dialog box that opens, enter the SSL VPN server address, in the format of X.X.X.X:X, for example, 10.10.10.10:8443, where 8443 is the SSL VPN service port. Click OK.
Figure-58 Setting the SSL VPN gateway address

# Click the back icon in the upper left corner, enter your account and password, and then click Login.
Figure-59 Authentication for login

Figure-60 Waiting for authentication

# In the dialog box that opens, click OK. The login succeeds.
Figure-61 Authentication tip
Log in to the iNode client using username/password authentication and certificate authentication for two-factor authentication.
# To use two-factor authentication including username/password authentication and certificate authentication, save the certificate file to the mobile phone in advance. The certificate file supports only the pfx and p12 formats.
# Click the Settings icon in the upper right corner.
Figure-62 Login page of the iNode client

# Click SSL VPN Server IP to configure the SSL VPN gateway address.
Figure-63 Entering the Settings page

# In the dialog box that opens, enter the SSL VPN server address, in the format of X.X.X.X:X, for example, 10.10.10.10:8443, where 8443 is the SSL VPN service port. Click OK.
Figure-64 Setting the SSL VPN gateway address

# Enable Use Certificate, click Select Certificate, and select the certificate file that is saved on the mobile phone in advance.
Figure-65 Enabling Use Certificate

Figure-66 Selecting the certificate file

# After you select the certificate file, enter the certificate password as prompted and click OK to import the certificate file.
Figure-67 Entering the certificate password

Figure-68 Certificate import completed

# Click the back icon in the upper left corner, enter your account and password, and then click Login.
Figure-69 Authentication for login

Figure-70 Waiting for authentication

# In the dialog box that opens, click OK. The login succeeds.
Figure-71 Authentication tip