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Use the Add button to add a VPN connection or click on an existing connection name to edit
one already in the list. Click the Delete button to delete an existing connection. If NAT
settings need to be changed, click the Configure NAT button.
When you click the Add button, the IPSec(VPN) - Add screen is displayed.
NOTE: To runIPSec(VPN), youmustenableIPSecunder the custom SecurityProfile.
The remote gateway is referred to as the remote or right host and the virtual console server is
referred to as the local or left host. If left and right are not directly connected, then you must
also specify a NextHop IP address.
The next hop for the remote or right host is the IP address of the router to which the remote
host or gateway running IPSec sends packets when delivering them to the left host. The next
hop for the left host is the IP address of the router to which the virtual console server sends
packets to for delivery to the right host.
A Fully Qualified Domain Name should be indicated in the ID fields for both the Local (Left)
host and the Remote (Right) host where the IPSec negotiation takes place.
The following table describes the fields and options on the IPSec(VPN) - Add screen. The
information must match exactly on both ends for local and remote.
Field Name Definition
ConnectionName Anydescriptivename you wishto useto identifythisconnection.
AuthenticationProtocol
The authenticationprotocolused,either ESP(EncapsulatingSecurity
Payload) or AH (AuthenticationHeader).
BootAction The boot actionconfigured for the host,either Ignore, Addor Start.
AuthenticationMethod Authenticationmethodused,either RSAPublicKeysor Shared Secret.
Table 3.4: Field and Menu Options for Configuring IPSec(VPN)
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