3Com 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990SVR95 Enabling Encryption, Disabling Encryption

128CHAPTER 7: CONFIGURING IP SECURITY

The Filter Action screen appears.

1Enable the filter action option and make sure that the filter name is selected. (In this example, we used the filter name: 3DES to the Server.)

2Click Next, Finish, and then Close.

The newly created policy appears in the right pane of the Console Root\IP Security Policies on Local Machine screen.

3Exit this screen and, when prompted, save the new policy information. Use a meaningful name for future reference.

You can modify this security policy by double clicking the icon that is created when you save the policy in the previous step.

Enabling Encryption

An encryption policy must exist in the Console Root\IP Security Policies on the Local Machine screen before you can enable encryption on the 3CR990 NIC.

To enable encryption:

1Right-click the desired policy icon in the right pane of the screen.

2Select Assign.

3A green plus (+) symbol appears on the policy icon to indicate that encryption is toggled on.

Disabling Encryption

An encryption policy must exist in the Console Root\IP Security Policies on the Local Machine screen, and be enabled, before you can disable encryption on the 3CR990 NIC.

To disable encryption:

1Right-click the desired policy icon in the right pane of the screen.

2Select Un-assign.

The absence of a green plus (+) symbol on the policy icon indicates that encryption is toggled off.