Linksys RV042 Network Router User Manual


 
Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
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VPN > VPN Client Access
VPN Client Access
For each QuickVPN client, do the following:
Export a client certificate. 1.
Configure a user name and password.2.
Add the QuickVPN client to the list.3.
VPN Client Users
User Name Enter the user name.
New Password Enter the new password.
Confirm New Password Re-enter the new password.
Change Password Allowed To allow the user to change
his or her password, select Yes. Otherwise, keep the
default, No.
Active To activate the new user, select Active.
To add the new user to the list, click Add to list.
After a user has been added, you can change the user’s
settings. Select the user from the list, and make your
changes. Then click Update this user.
To delete a user, select the user from the list, and then click
Delete selected users.
Certificate Management
Manage the certificate for securing communication
between the Router and QuickVPN clients.
Generate New Certificate To generate a new certificate
to replace the existing certificate on the Router, click
Generate. After clicking the button, a confirmation screen
appears. Click OK to continue.
Generate Certificate Confirmation
Export Certificate for Administrator The certificate for
the administrator contains the private key and should be
stored in a safe place as a backup. If you reset the Router
to its factory defaults, then you can import the certificate
and restore it on the Router.
To save the certificate as a file, click Export for Admin. By
default, the certificate file is named RV042_<MMDD>_
<HHMM>.pem, which you can rename. (MMDD stands
for month and day; HHMM stands for hours and minutes.)
Follow the on-screen instructions to select the location
where you want to store your certificate.
Export Certificate for Client The certificate for the client
must be placed in the install directory of the QuickVPN
client software.
To save the certificate as a file, click Export for Client.
Then follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the
certificate file is named RV042_<MMDD>_<HHMM>_
Client.pem, which you can rename. (MMDD stands for
month and day; HHMM stands for hours and minutes.)
Follow the on-screen instructions to save the file in the
install directory of the QuickVPN client software.
Import Certificate To specify the location of the
administrator certificate, click Browse and follow the
on-screen instructions. (This is the file you previously
saved using the Export Certificate for Administrator
option.) After you have selected the file, click Import.
Existing Certificate The filename of the current certificate
is displayed.
Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to undo them.
When you first save these settings, a message will appear,
asking if you would like the Router to automatically change
the LAN IP address to prevent conflicting IP addresses. To
change the LAN IP address, click Yes. If an IP conflict occurs,
the QuickVPN client will not connect to the Router.
VPN > VPN Pass Through
The VPN Pass Through screen allows you to enable or
disable passthrough for a variety of VPN methods.
NOTE: VPN passthrough is enabled so that VPN
clients in the LAN of the Router can reach the
VPN server on the Internet.