VPN Connection Through Use the drop down menu to choose a proper WAN interface for this profile. This setting is useful for dial-out only.

 

WAN1 First - While connecting, the router will use WAN1

 

as the first channel for VPN connection. If WAN1 fails, the

 

router will use another WAN interface instead.

 

WAN1 Only - While connecting, the router will use WAN1

 

as the only channel for VPN connection.

 

WAN2 First - While connecting, the router will use WAN2

 

as the first channel for VPN connection. If WAN2 fails, the

 

router will use another WAN interface instead.

 

WAN2 Only - While connecting, the router will use WAN2

 

as the only channel for VPN connection.

Call Direction

Specify the allowed call direction of this LAN-to-LAN profile.

 

Both:-initiator/responder

 

Dial-Out- initiator only

 

Dial-In-responder only.

Always On or Idle Timeout Always On-Check to enable router always keep VPN connection.

Idle Timeout: The default value is 300 seconds. If the connection has been idled over the value, the router will drop the connection.

Enable PING to keep alive This function is to help the router to determine the status of

 

IPSec VPN connection, especially useful in the case of

 

abnormal VPN IPSec tunnel disruption. For details, please

 

refer to the note below. Check to enable the transmission of

 

PING packets to a specified IP address.

PING to the IP

Enter the IP address of the remote host that located at the

 

other-end of the VPN tunnel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable PING to Keep Alive is used to handle abnormal

 

 

 

IPSec VPN connection disruption. It will help to provide

 

 

 

the state of a VPN connection for router’s judgment of

 

 

 

redial.

 

 

 

Normally, if any one of VPN peers wants to disconnect

 

 

 

the connection, it should follow a serial of packet

 

 

 

exchange procedure to inform each other. However, if the

 

 

 

remote peer disconnect without notice, Vigor router will

 

 

 

by no where to know this situation. To resolve this

 

 

 

dilemma, by continuously sending PING packets to the

 

 

 

remote host, the Vigor router can know the true existence

 

 

 

of this VPN connection and react accordingly. This is

 

 

 

independent of DPD (dead peer detection).

 

ISDN

If you want to connect two networks with ISDN connection,

 

please select ISDN radio button to build ISDN dial-out

 

connection to the server. You should set up Link Type and

 

identity like User Name and Password for the authentication

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2910 specifications

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