Avocent ACS 5000 Server User Manual


 
Field Name Definition
NextHop
Therouter through whichtheconsoleserver (onthe leftside) or theremote
host(ontheright side) sendspacketstothehoston the otherside.
Subnet
Thenetmaskofthe subnetworkwhere thehostresides.
NOTE: Use CIDR notation.The IPnumber followedbya slashand the
number of‘one’bitsin thebinarynotationofthenetmask.For example,
192.168.0.0/24 indicatesan IPaddresswherethefirst24 bitsareusedas
the networkaddress. Thisisthesameas255.255.255.0.
RSAKey(IfRSAPublicKeysis
selected)
Youneedto generate apublickeyfor theconsoleserver and findout the key
usedon theremotegateway.Youcanusecopyandpasteto enter thekeyin
the RSAKeyfield.
Pre-Shared Secret(If Shared
Secretisselected)
Pre-sharedpassword between left and rightusers.
BootAction Thebootaction configuredfor thehost,either Ignore,Add or Start.
To configure VPN:
To enable VPN, make sure that IPSec is enabled through the security profile section.
1. Go to Security - Security Profile. The Security Profiles screen appears.
2. To enable IPSec, click on Custom. The Security Custom Profile dialog box opens.
3. To enable IPSec, click the checkbox next to IPSec.
4. Click on OK.
5. Click on apply changes.
6. To add a VPN Connection, click the Add button. The New/Modify Connection dialog box
appears.
7. Enter any descriptive name you choose for the connection in the Connection Name field.
8. Select either ESP or AH from the Authentication Protocol pull-down menu.
9. Select Shared Secret or RSA Public Keys from the Authentication Method pull-down menu.
10. Set up the right and left hosts by doing the following steps.
a. Enter the fully qualified domain name of the hosts in the ID fields. These are the
hostnames where the IPSec negotiation and authentication happens. For example,
hostname@xyz.com.
b. Enter the IP address of the host in the IP Address fields.
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