Virtual Private Networking 5-1
v1.0, March 2008

Chapter 5

Virtual Private Networking

This chapter describes how to use the Virtual Private Networking (VPN) features of the VPN
firewall. VPN tunnels provide secure, encrypted communications between your local network an d
a remote network or computer.

Dual WAN Port Systems

The dual WAN ports in the VPN firewall can be configured for rollover mode for increased system
reliability by specifying the Broadband connection with the Dialup connection as backup. This
WAN mode choice then impacts how the VPN features must be configured.
The use of fully qualified domain names is mandatory when the WAN ports are in rollover mode
(“Configuring the WAN Mode” on page 2-15); also required for the VPN tunnels to fail over.
When using rollover mode, you must configure a Dynamic DNS service (see “Configuring
Dynamic DNS (If Needed)” on page 2-16 to select and configure the Dynamic DNS service).
Tip: When using dual WAN port networks, use the VPN Wizard to configure the basic
parameters and then edit the VPN and IKE Policy screens for the various VPN
scenarios.
Table 5-1. IP Addressing Requirements for VPN in Dual WAN Port Systems
Configuration and WAN IP address Rollover Modea
a. All tunnels must be re-established after a rollover using the new WAN IP address.
Dedicated Mode
VPN Road Warrior
(client-to-gateway) Fixed FQDN required Allowed (FQDN optional)
Dynamic FQDN required FQDN required
VPN Gateway-to-Gateway Fixed FQDN required Allowed (FQDN optional)
Dynamic FQDN required FQDN required
VPN Telecommuter
(client-to-gateway through a
NAT router)
Fixed FQDN required Allowed (FQDN optional)
Dynamic FQDN required FQDN required