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Table 68 Local ID Type and Content Fields

LOCAL ID TYPE=

CONTENT=

 

 

IP

Type the IP address of your computer or leave the field blank to have the Prestige

 

automatically use its own IP address.

DNS

Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.

 

 

E-mail

Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.

 

 

 

The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for

 

identification purposes only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail

 

address.

Table 69 Peer ID Type and Content Fields

PEER ID TYPE=

CONTENT=

 

 

IP

Type the IP address of the computer with which you will make the VPN connection

 

or leave the field blank to have the Prestige automatically use the address in the

 

Secure Gateway field.

DNS

Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

 

router.

E-mail

Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

 

router.

 

The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for

 

identification purposes only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail

 

address. The domain name also does not have to match the remote router’s IP

 

address or what you configure in the Secure Gateway Addr field below.

17.9.1 ID Type and Content Examples

Two IPSec routers must have matching ID type and content configuration in order to set up a VPN tunnel.

The two Prestiges in this example can complete negotiation and establish a VPN tunnel.

Table 70 Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

PRESTIGE A

PRESTIGE B

 

 

Local ID type: E-mail

Local ID type: IP

 

 

Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

Local ID content: 1.1.1.2

 

 

Peer ID type: IP

Peer ID type: E-mail

 

 

Peer ID content: 1.1.1.2

Peer ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

 

 

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