NETGEAR FVS318N Modem User Manual


 
Virtual Private Networking Using IPSec and L2TP Connections
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
5. Click Apply to save your settings. The VPN policy is added to the List of VPN Policies table.
To edit a VPN policy:
1. Select VPN > IPSec VPN > VPN Policies. The
VPN Policies screen displays the IPv4
settings (see Figure 141 on
page 231).
2. S
pecify the IP version for which you want to edit a VPN policy:
IPv4. In
the upper right of the screen, the IPv4 radio button is already selected by
default. Go to Step 3.
IPv6. Select
the IPv6 radio button. The VPN Policies screen for IPv6 displays.
3. In
the List of VPN Policies table, click the Edit table button to the right of the VPN policy that
you want to edit. The Edit VPN Policy screen displays. This screen shows the same fields as
the Add New VPN Policy screen (for IPv4, see Figure 142 on p
age 233; for IPv6 see
Figure 143 o
n page 234).
4. Modif
y the settings that you wish to change (see the previous table).
5. Click App
ly to save your changes. The modified VPN policy is displayed in the List of VPN
Policies table.
Configure Extended Authentication (XAUTH)
Configure XAUTH for VPN Clients
User Database Configuration
RADIUS Client and Server Configuration
When many VPN clients connect to a wireless VPN firewall, you
might want to use a unique
user authentication method beyond relying on a single common pre-shared key for all clients.
Although you could configure a unique VPN policy for each user, it is more efficient to
Integrity Algorithm From the drop-down list, select one of the following two algorithms to be used in
the VPN header for the authentication process:
SHA-
1. Hash algorithm that produces a 160-bit digest. This is the default
setting.
MD5.
Hash algorithm that produces a 128-bit digest.
PFS Key Group Select this check box to enable Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS), and then select
a Diffie-Hellman (DH) group from the drop-down list. The DH Group sets the
strength of the algorithm in bits. The higher the group, the more secure the
exchange. From the drop-down list, select one of the following three strengths:
Grou
p 1 (768 bit).
Gro
up 2 (1024 bit). This is the default setting.
Group 5 (1536 bit).
Select IKE Policy Select an existing IKE policy that defines th
e characteristics of the Phase-1
negotiation. To display the selected IKE policy, click the View Selected button.
Table 54. Add New VPN Policy screen settings for IPv4 and IPv6 (continued)
Setting Description