NETGEAR fvs114 manual VPN Tunnel Control, Activating a VPN Tunnel

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114

Figure 5-31: Current VPN Tunnels (SAs) Screen

c.Look at the VPN Status/Log screen (Figure 5-30) to verify that the tunnel is connected.

VPN Tunnel Control

Activating a VPN Tunnel

There are three ways to activate a VPN tunnel:

•Start using the VPN tunnel.

•Use the VPN Status page.

•Activate the VPN tunnel by pinging the remote endpoint.

Start Using a VPN Tunnel to Activate It

To use a VPN tunnel, use a Web browser to go to a URL whose IP address or range is covered by the policy for that VPN tunnel.

Using the VPN Status Page to Activate a VPN Tunnel

To use the VPN Status screen to activate a VPN tunnel, perform the following steps:

1.Log in to the VPN Firewall.

2.Open the FVS114 management interface and click on VPN Status under VPN to get the VPN Status/Log screen (Figure 5-32).

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