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Managing Remote Access VPNs: The Basics
Cisco Security Manager lets you configure both remote access IPSec VPNs and remote access SSL
VPNs. Security Manager provides flexible configuration and management of remote access VPNs:
•You can discover existing remote access VPN configuration policies from existing live devices or
from configuration files. Then, you can change and deploy new or updated policies, as necessary.
•You can use the configuration wizard to help you quickly and easily set up these two types of remote
access VPNs with basic functionality.
•If you know the functions and feature your network requires, you can configure remote access VPNs
independently. You can also use the wizard to create a basic remote access VPN and then configure
additional features that are not included in the wizard separately.
In addition, Cisco Security Manager provides flexibility in how remote access VPN configuration
policies are assigned: Device view or Policy view.
For some policies, you can also assign either the factory default policy (a private policy), or a shared
policy that you created using Security Manager.
This chapter contains the following topics:
•Understanding Remote Access VPNs, page 29-1
•Understanding Devices Supported by Each Remote Access VPN Technology, page 29-8
•Overview of Remote Access VPN Policies, page 29-9
•Discovering Remote Access VPN Policies, page 29-12
•Using the Remote Access VPN Configuration Wizard, page29-13

Understanding Remote Access VPNs

Security Manager supports two types of remote access VPNs: IPSec and SSL.
This section contains the following topics:
•Understanding Remote Access IPSec VPNs, page 29-2
•Understanding Remote Access SSL VPNs, page 29-2