Configuring VPN
Configuring Advanced VPN Parameters
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• Enable—Enable the policy.
• Disable—Disable the policy.
• Delete—Delete the policy.
NOTE You cannot delete an IKE policy if it is being used in a VPN policy. You must first
disable and delete the VPN policy in the VPN Policy Table.
• Add Row—Add an IKE policy. See Adding or Editing IKE Policies.
NOTE If you have a VPN connection already configured, you cannot add another without
deleting the existing VPN connection.
STEP 3 Click Save.
Adding or Editing IKE Policies
STEP 1 When adding or editing IKE policies, configure the following settings:
• Policy Name—Enter a unique name for the policy for identification and
management purposes.
• Exchange Mode—Choose one of the following options:
- Main—Negotiates the tunnel with higher security, but is slower.
- Aggressive—Establishes a faster connection, but with lowered security.
• Local Identifier—Local IKE identifier.
• Remote Identifier—Remote IKE identifier.
• Redundancy Identifier—The unique identifier for the alternate backup
endpoint used to restore the connection if the original VPN connection fails.
STEP 2 In the IKE SA Parameters section, the Security Association (SA) parameters
define the strength and mode for negotiating the SA. You can configure the
following settings:
• Encryption Algorithm—Choose the algorithm used to negotiate the SA:
- DES
- 3DES
- AES-128
