Setting Up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Tunnel 6-7

Enabling and Disabling a

To enable a VPN, enter the enable tunnel command. To disable a VPN, enter the

VPN Tunnel

disable tunnel command.

Before you attempt to set or change any parameter for a VC, you must first disable the VC using the DISABLE VC <vc_name> command. If you attempt to set or change VC values while the VC is enabled, an erroneous error message (telling you that you must first disable the VC) will display. Whether you disable first or not, the change will take effect.

Before you attempt to set or change tunnel parameters via the OCR 812 web configurator, you must first disable the tunnel using the DISABLE TUNNEL <tunnel_name> command (if you do not follow this procedure, your changes will not take effect, and no error message will display). You do not need to disable a tunnel before making changes via the CLI, but it is recommended that you do so as a matter of good practice.

Displaying VPN Tunnel You can display a list of the tunnels created on the OCR 812, and their status Information (active or inactive) by entering the list tunnels command.

To check the parameters of a tunnel, enter the show tunnel command. To delete a tunnel, enter the delete tunnel command.

Creating a VPN Tunnel To add a VPN tunnel using 812 default values, enter the add tunnel command. Using 812 Default Values 812 VPN tunnel default values are shown in Table 6-1.

Table 6-1Default Tunnel Values (812 ADSL Router)

Parameter

Default Value

Remarks

 

 

 

STATUS

DISABLED

 

 

 

 

INPUT_FILTER

no filter

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT_FILTER

no filter

 

 

 

 

PASSWORD

““

(See Notes below)

 

 

 

SEND_PASSWORD

““

By default, is a duplicate

 

 

of the PASSWORD. See

 

 

note below.

 

 

 

ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM

NONE

 

 

 

 

MTU

1400

 

 

 

 

TUNNEL_TYPE

PPTP

 

 

 

 

SEND_NAME

tunnel_name

Any name you

 

 

give the tunnel in the

 

 

ADD TUNNEL command

 

 

will be duplicated in the

 

 

SEND_NAME by default.

 

 

 

NAT_OPTION

PAT

 

 

 

 

LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS

255.255.255.255

 

 

 

 

When adding a TUNNEL you cannot set the PASSWORD or SEND_PASSWORD in the ADD TUNNEL command. The default PASSWORD and SEND_PASSWORD will

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