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Manual Key Configuration for the SonicWALL and VPN ClientConfiguring the SonicWALL
To configure the SonicWALL a pp liance, click VPN on the left side of the browser window, and select
Enable VPN to allow the VPN connection.
1. Select Disable VPN Windows Networking (NetBIOS) broadcast. Leave the Enable Fragmented
Packet Handling unselected until the SonicWALL logs show many fragmented packets
transmitted.
2. Click the Configure tab and select Add New SA fro m the Security Association menu. Then select
Manual Key from the IPSec Keying Mode menu.
3. Enter a descriptive name that identifies the VPN client in the Name field, such as the client’s
location or nam e.
4. Enter "0.0.0.0" in the IPSec Gatew ay Ad dress field.
5. Define an Incoming SPI and an Outgoing SPI. The SPIs are hexadecimal (0 123 45 678 9abcedf)
and can range from 3 to 8 characters in length.
Alert Each Securit y Association must have u nique SPIs; no two Security Associations can share the
same SP Is. Howev er, each S ecurity A ssociatio n Incomin g SPI can be the sam e as the Ou tgoing SP I.
6. Select Encrypt and Authenticate (ESP 3DES HMAC MD5) from the Encryption Method menu.
Alert It is important to remember the Encryption Method selected as you need to select the same
parameters in the VPN Client configuration.