CRADLEPOINT IBR600 USER MANUAL Firmware ver. 3.3.0
7.7 VPN Tunnels (Advanced Mode only)
VPN (virtual private network) tunnels are used to establish a secure connection to a remote network over a public network. For example, VPN tunnels can be used across the internet by an individual to connect to an office network while traveling or by two office networks to function as one network. The two networks set up a secure connection across the (normally) unsecure internet by assigning VPN encryption protocols.
The IBR600 uses IPsec (Internet Protocol security) to authenticate and encrypt packets exchanged across the tunnel. To set up a VPN tunnel with the IBR600 on one end, there must be another device (usually a router) that also supports IPsec on the other end.
IKE (Internet Key Exchange) is the security protocol in IPsec. IKE has two phases, Phase 1 and Phase 2. The IBR600 has several different security protocol options for each phase, but the default selections will be sufficient for most users.
The VPN tunnel status page allows you to view the state of the VPN tunnels. If a tunnel fails to connect to the remote site, check the System Logs for more information. You may double click on a cell to directly edit that information.
Click Add to configure a new VPN tunnel.
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