Configuring VPN objects

Table 9: VPN Object Export Checklist (continued)

Task

AdministratorB creates security gateway ObjectB and supplies the IP address of that object to AdministratorA.

AdministratorA creates IP Group ObjectB (Creating a New IP Group on page 97) and configures it with an extranet device (To configure an IP Group that is associated with an extranet: on page 102) having the IP address supplied by AdministratorB.

AdministratorA creates security gateway ObjectA(Configuring a security gateway on page 57).

AdministratorA creates IP Group ObjectA (New IP Group on page 98) and configures it with security gateway ObjectA.

AdministratorA creates VPN ObjectA (Creating a new VPN object) and configures it with IP Group ObjectA and IP Group ObjectB.

AdministratorA exports VPN ObjectA data to AdministratorB (Exporting a

VPN object to an extranet on page 158).

AdministratorB imports VPN ObjectA data into DomainB. (Importing a

VPN object from an extranet on page 161)

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Export procedure

Exporting a VPN Object involves copying the object data to a file, then sending the file to the extranet administrator, who will import the file into their VPN Domain.

To export a VPN Object:

1.Move to the Configuration Console window.

2.From the Icon toolbar, click VPN to list all VPN Objects in the Contents column.

3.From the Contents column, select the VPN Object that needs to be configured.

4.From the Tools menu, select Export VPN to open the Export VPN dialog.

5.From the list box, select the VPN Object you want to export.

6.Click OK to open the Export VPN password dialog.

7.In the Password text box, type in a password to protect the exported data.

8.From 1 to 16 characters can be used.

9.In the Retype text box, type in your password to confirm it.

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3.7 specifications

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