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Chapter 6: Setting up and Configuring the Router
VPN Tab - Summary
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VPN Tab - Summary
This screen displays general information about the VPN tunnels and GroupVPNs.
Summary. This shows the number of VPN Tunnel(s) Used and Tunnel(s) Available. The Router supports up to 50
tunnels.
Detail. Click the Detail button to see additional information about the VPN tunnels. For each tunnel, you can view
its Name, Status, Phase 2 Encryption/Authentication/Group, Local Group, Remote Group, and Remote Gateway.
You can save or print this screen. Click the Close button to exit this screen.
Tunnel Status
Add New Tunnel. Click the Add New Tunnel button to add a Gateway-to-Gateway tunnel or a Client-to-Gateway
tunnel. A new screen will appear and show the two types of VPN tunnels you can create.
Select the kind of tunnel you want to add.
Gateway to Gateway. The Gateway-to-Gateway tunnel is a tunnel created between two VPN Routers or other VPN
devices. Click the Add Now button to see the Gateway to Gateway screen. Proceed to the Gateway to Gateway
section for further instructions.
Client to Gateway. The Client to Gateway tunnel is a tunnel created between the VPN Router and the client host
who is using VPN client software that supports IPSec. Click the Add Now button to see the Client to Gateway
screen. Proceed to the Client to Gateway section for further instructions.
After you have added the VPN tunnels, you will see them listed in the Tunnel table, which describes all VPN
tunnels, including the tunnels defined under GroupVPN. If the Tunnel table has multiple pages, you can click
Previous page or Next page to jump to the page that you want to see. You can also select a different page to view
from the Jump to drop-down menu. If you want more or fewer entries listed per page, select a different number
from the entries per page drop-down menu.
Tunnel No. It shows the number of the VPN tunnel.
Tunnel Name. It shows the Tunnel Name that you gave the VPN tunnel or group VPN.
Status. This indicates the status of the VPN tunnel.
If you selected Manual Keying Mode in the IPSec Setup section, then the status will display the message,
“Manual,” and there will be no Tunnel Test function available.
Figure 6-49: Types of VPN Tunnels
Figure 6-47: VPN Summary
Figure 6-48: VPN Tunnel Details