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Chapter 4: VPN Configuration
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Miscellaneous:
~ Retransmissions: How many times a message should be retransmitted before giving
up.
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Delay between retries (sec.): Waiting time in an exchange before giving up a
negociation.
~ Block non-ciphered connection: When this option is checked, only encrypted traffic is
authorized.
Dead Peer Detection (i.e. DPD) is an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) extension (i.e. RFC3706) for
detecting a dead IKE peer.
BiGuard IPSec VPN Client is using DPD:
to delete opened SA in the VPN Client when peer has been detected dead.
to re-start IKE negotiations with the Redundant Gateway if activated in the “Phase1 Advanced”
VPN configuration panel.
Once the parameters are set, click on “Save & Apply” to save and to take into account the new
configuration.
VPN Tunnel View – How to view opened tunnels?
Select to see the screen shows VPN tunnels that are currently open and this
interface can be used to close them.
To close a VPN tunnel, select one tunnel in the tunnel list and click on “Close Tunnel”.
Tunnels may also be viewed, opened and closed directly from the context of the system tray
icon.