Nortel Networks 620 Connection Parameters, Connection parameters Parameter Keyword Description

Chapter 4

Configuration via the Command Line Interface

4.7.1 Connection Parameters

Parameters table The table below shows the connection parameters.

Connection parameters

Parameter	Keyword	Description
Connection name	name	Mandatory. Symbolic name for the
		connection, used internally in the
		SpeedTouch™.
Peer	peer	Mandatory. Symbolic name of the peer
		entity to which the IPSec connection is
		set up.
Local network	localnetwork	Mandatory. The private local IP network
		that has access to the IPSec connection.
Remote network	remotenetwork	Mandatory. The private remote IP
		network that has access to the IPSec
		connection.
Always-on	alwayson	Mandatory. The permanent character of
		the connection can be enabled or
		disabled.
Descriptors	descr	Mandatory.Symbolic name of the
		Connection Security Descriptor.
Options	options	Optional. Refers an option list,
		containing a number of options that
		influence the VPN behaviour.
State	state	Enables or disables the connection

For a basic IPSec configuration only a subset of the peer parameters need to be set to a specified value. Some parameters may remain unset.

Connection name This symbolic name only has local significance inside the SpeedTouch™ router. [name] This parameter is not used in the Phase 2 negotiations with the remote Security

Gateway.

Peer [peer] Holds the symbolic name of the peer to which the connection applies.

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