Allied Telesis manual Configuring the VPN client, Add a new registry entry

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Configuring the VPN client > Add a new registry entry

Configuring the VPN client

Configuring the Windows 2000 VPN client involves the following stages:

z"Add a new registry entry", on this page

z"Add the IP Security Policy Management snap-in" on page 9

z"Create an IP Security Policy" on page 11

z"Create an IP Security Rule" on page 13

z"Create an IP Filter" on page 16

z"Configure the connection" on page 23

Add a new registry entry

To ensure compatibility, you need to make a change to the registry. This Windows registry change allows the Windows client to bypass the default encryption scheme, and allows for user defined encryption parameters, or no encryption.

1.On your desktop, select Start > Run and enter the following command: regedit

Then click OK.

This opens the Registry Editor.

2.In the Registry Editor, browse to the following folder:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\Parameters

3.Right-click on this folder and select New > DWORD Value. This creates a new entry.

4.Name the new entry “ProhibitIpSec”.

5.Double-click on the ProhibitIpSec entry. This opens a dialog box with the entry’s settings.

6.In the Value data field, enter 1. Click OK.

7.Restart Windows 2000 so that the changes take effect.

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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 Checking the connection from the Windows client Testing the tunnelTroubleshooting Closing the connection

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