Allied Telesis VPN Configuring the router, Perform initial security configuration on the router

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Configuring the router > Perform initial security configuration on the router

Configuring the router

This section contains a script file for running IPSec encapsulating L2TP on a Head Office AR400 series router, configured to support IPSec remote PC clients.

Using this script involves the following steps:

1."Perform initial security configuration on the router", on this page.

2.Make a copy the script, which starts on page 5. Name it (for example) vpn.cfg.

3.Personalise IP addresses, passwords etc in the script, so that they apply to your network. Placeholders for these are indicated in the script by text within < >.

4.Load the script onto the router using ZMODEM or TFTP.

5."Set the router to use the configuration" on page 7.

6.Restart the router or activate the script.

Perform initial security configuration on the router

Before loading the configuration, you need to do the following steps.

1.Define a security officer.

add user=secoff password=<your-password> priv=securityofficer

This command must be in the configuration script as well.

2.Enable system security. Unless you do this, rebooting the router destroys encryption keys. enable system security

3.Log in as the security officer.

login secoff

4.Generate a random key.

create enco key=1 type=general value=<alphanumeric-string>

Note the value of the string you have entered so that you can load it on the PC clients. This shared key will be used to encrypt ISAKMP negotiation.

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Contents AlliedWareTM OS Related How To Notes Which products and releases does it apply to?Security issue Example networkConfiguring the router Perform initial security configuration on the routerConfiguration script Configuring the router The configuration script Set the router to use the configuration Configuring the VPN client Add a new registry entryAdd the IP Security Policy Management snap-in Select Console Root Add/Remove Snap-InClick Add Create an IP Security Policy Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Security Policy Create an IP Security Rule Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Security Rule Click Next Create an IP Filter Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Filter Click Next Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Filter Select L2TP Tunnel Filter and click Next Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Filter Configuring the VPN client Create an IP Filter Configure the connection Double-click the Network and Dial-Up Connection folderClick Next Configuring the VPN client Configure the connection Click Properties Configuring the VPN client Configure the connection Troubleshooting Testing the tunnelChecking the connection from the Windows client Closing the connection

VPN specifications

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