Advanced Features

VPN (IPSec)

The VPN (Virtual Private Network) feature in the ADW-4302v2 allows you to create a VPN connection between 2 ADW-4302v2s, or a remote PC to establish a VPN connection to the ADW-4302v2.

To establish a VPN connection from a remote PC to the ADW-4302v2, you need suitable (IPSec) VPN client software on your PC.

For more information about VPNs, please refer to Appendix C - About VPNs.

VPN Policies

A "VPN Policy" contains all the configuration data for a particular VPN connection. Generally, you will have to create one policy for each site you wish to connect to. The remote VPN Gateway (or client) needs to have matching configuration.

•Traffic covered by an enabled policy will automatically be sent via a VPN tunnel. If the VPN tunnel does not exist, it will be created.

•The VPN tunnel is created according to the parameters in the SA (Security Asso- ciation).

•The remote VPN Endpoint must have a matching SA, or it will refuse the connec- tion.

There are 2 types of VPN Policies:

•Manual - All settings (including the keys) for the VPN tunnel are manually input at each end (both VPN Endpoints).

•Auto - Some parameters for the VPN tunnel are generated automatically. This requires using the IKE (Internet Key Exchange) protocol to perform negotiations between the 2 VPN Endpoints.

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