Prestige 2602HW Series User’s Guide

Table 67 VPN: Manual Key (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

End / Subnet Mask

When the Remote Address Type field is configured to Single, this field is N/A.

 

When the Remote Address Type field is configured to Range, enter the end

 

(static) IP address, in a range of computers on the network behind the remote

 

IPSec router. When the Remote Address Type field is configured to Subnet,

 

enter a subnet mask on the network behind the remote IPSec router.

Address

 

Information

 

My IP Address

Enter the WAN IP address of your Prestige. The VPN tunnel has to be rebuilt if

 

this IP address changes.

 

The following applies if this field is configured as 0.0.0.0:

 

The Prestige uses the current Prestige WAN IP address (static or dynamic) to set

 

up the VPN tunnel.

 

If the WAN connection goes down, the Prestige uses the dial backup IP address

 

for the VPN tunnel when using dial backup or the LAN IP address when using

 

traffic redirect. See the chapter on WAN for details on dial backup and traffic

 

redirect.

Secure Gateway

Type the WAN IP address or the URL (up to 31 characters) of the IPSec router

Address

with which you're making the VPN connection.

Security Protocol

 

 

 

IPSec Protocol

Select ESP if you want to use ESP (Encapsulation Security Payload). The ESP

 

protocol (RFC 2406) provides encryption as well as some of the services offered

 

by AH. If you select ESP here, you must select options from the Encryption

 

Algorithm and Authentication Algorithm fields (described next).

Encryption

Select DES, 3DES or NULL from the drop-down list box.

Algorithm

When DES is used for data communications, both sender and receiver must know

 

the same secret key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the message or to

 

generate and verify a message authentication code. The DES encryption

 

algorithm uses a 56-bit key. Triple DES (3DES) is a variation on DES that uses a

 

168-bit key. As a result, 3DES is more secure than DES. It also requires more

 

processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased throughput.

 

Select NULL to set up a tunnel without encryption. When you select NULL, you

 

do not enter an encryption key.

Encapsulation Key

With DES, type a unique key 8 characters long. With 3DES, type a unique key 24

(only with ESP)

characters long. Any characters may be used, including spaces, but trailing

 

spaces are truncated.

Authentication

Select SHA1 or MD5 from the drop-down list box. MD5 (Message Digest 5) and

Algorithm

SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate packet

 

data. The SHA1 algorithm is generally considered stronger than MD5, but is

 

slower. Select MD5 for minimal security and SHA-1for maximum security.

Authentication Key

Type a unique authentication key to be used by IPSec if applicable. Enter 16

 

characters for MD5 authentication or 20 characters for SHA-1authentication. Any

 

characters may be used, including spaces, but trailing spaces are truncated.

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Delete

Click Delete to remove the current rule.

 

 

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