Enterasys Networks Network Card manual Setting Up a Aurorean Virtual Network the First Time

Chapter 2	Setting Up a Aurorean Virtual Network the First Time
Getting Started with RiverMaster

Setting Up a Aurorean Virtual Network the First Time

When you start RiverMaster for the first time, you need to perform several basic configuration steps to put your Aurorean Virtual Network into operation. These basic steps are outlined below, with references to the detailed instructions provided throughout this manual.

1Enter the Aurorean VPN name for your Aurorean Virtual Network equipment and enter the IP address(es) of the Aurorean Policy Server(s).

You are prompted to enter these values the first time you start the

RiverMaster application.

2After you login with the default user name and password, set the authentication, encryption, and compression options used during tunnel connections.

These options are set separately for each tunnel protocol (PPTP or

IPSec) as described in Chapter 3.

3Allocate IP addresses for remote users to use when they tunnel into the corporate network.

You can assign a specific address to each remote user or allow users to dynamically draw addresses from a pool. Address pools are created by defining virtual subnets as described in Chapter 3.

4Configure the Aurorean Network Gateway to route packets from remote users through the corporate network.

The Aurorean Network Gateway supports RIP, OSPF, and static routes to forward packets to their destination; to configure these routing protocols, refer to the instructions in Chapter 3.

5Determine how remote Aurorean Client Software users will be authenticated.

–To authenticate against a database residing on the Aurorean Policy Server, you must use the Authorization service as described in Chapter 4.

–To authenticate against an external RADIUS server, you must configure an authorization plug-in as described in Chapter 4.

–To authenticate against an external SecurID server, you must configure an authorization plug-in as described in Chapter 4.

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