Cyclades User's Guide Switch User Manual


 
Configuration
252 AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide
Note: If the selected authentication method is RSA Public Keys, the dialog box on
the left of the previous figure is used; if the authentication method is Shared
Secret, the dialog box on the right is used.
3. Edit or complete the appropriate fields as follows.
Field Name Definition
Connector Name
Any descriptive name you want to use to
identify this connection such as
“MYCOMPANYDOMAIN-VPN.”
Authentication
Protocol
The authentication protocol used, either “ESP”
(Encapsulating Security Payload) or “AH”
(Authentication Header).
Authentication Method
Authentication method used to establish a
VPN connection, either “RSA Public Keys” or
“Shared Secret.”
ID
This is the hostname that a local system and a
remote system use for IPSec negotiation and
authentication.
It can be a Fully Qualified Domain Name
preceded by @. For example,
hostname@xyz.com
IP Address
The IP address of the host.
NextHop
The router through which the KVM/net (on the
left side) or the remote host (on the right side)
sends packets to the host on the other side.