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DNS Name, to enter the name of the Domain Name Service of the new security gateway. See DNS tab on page 63.

If the device is already in the network, select the Detect Device checkbox. The default is selected.

3.In the Private IP Configuration section, enter the following information:

The private IP address and private mask of the private ethernet port

Select Use this address when directly communicating with this device, if the VPNmanager is on the private side of the security gateway and needs to communicate using the security gateway’s private IP address. Click Next.

Note:

Entering a security gateway IP address from the VPNmanager Console does not change the security gateway’s address. The address and subnet mask of a security gateway can only be changed with a computer connected directly to the security gateway’s console interface. The address entered here is used to identify the security gateway so VPNmanager Console can communicate with it.

4.In the Authentication section, enter the superuser name and password.

5.If the Detect Device checkbox is selected (default), VPNmanager will attempt to contact the device and retrieve the device details. Select the device from the drop down menu in the Network Configuration screen.

6.If the Public Interface Uses a Dynamic (User VPN) IP Address checkbox is selected, enter the device serial number. Enter the Policy Server IP/DNS name and port where the Policy Server is running.

7.In the Device Details section, when the Detect Device checkbox selected, VPNmanager automatically detects the device and updates the device details.

8.If the Detect Device checkbox is not selected, select the device type from the drop-down menu.

9.In the SNMP Configuration section, enter the following information:

Select the SNMP version

Enter the SNMP community string name to which the new security gateway reports SNMP information. The default is the public community string.

10.If an existing security gateway is being added to the VPN, enter the new community string name to which the security gateway is to send its SNMP information.

11.In the Static Route area, click Configure Static Route to configure the static route destination address. Select Add to enter the IP address of the Next Hop for the static route. Up to 32 network address/mask pairs can be configured for the destination network. Click Ok.

12.Click Next. Select either to Setup Now or to Setup Later. Set up later sends the configuration information to the directory server, but not to the security gateway.

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3.7 specifications

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