Prestige 334W User’s Guide

 

Table 16-8 VPN IKE: Advanced

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

When you select IP in the Local ID Type field, type the IP address of your

 

computer in the local Content field. The Prestige automatically uses the IP

 

address in the My IP Address field (refer to the My IP Address field description)

 

if you configure the local Content field to 0.0.0.0 or leave it blank.

 

It is recommended that you type an IP address other than 0.0.0.0 in the local

 

Content field or use the DNS or E-mailID type in the following situations.

Local Content

When there is a NAT router between the two IPSec routers.

When you want the remote IPSec router to be able to distinguish

 

 

between VPN connection requests that come in from IPSec routers with

 

dynamic WAN IP addresses.

 

When you select DNS or E-mailin the Local ID Type field, type a domain name

 

or e-mail address by which to identify this Prestige in the local Content field. Use

 

up to 31 ASCII characters including spaces, although trailing spaces are

 

truncated. The domain name or e-mail address is for identification purposes only

 

and can be any string.

Secure Gateway

Type the WAN IP address or the URL (up to 31 characters) of the remote secure

gateway with which you're making the VPN connection. Set this field to 0.0.0.0 if

Address

the remote secure gateway has a dynamic WAN IP address (the IPSec Keying

 

Mode field must be set to IKE).

 

Select IP to identify the remote IPSec router by its IP address.

Peer ID Type

Select DNS to identify the remote IPSec router by a domain name.

 

Select E-mailto identify the remote IPSec router by an e-mail address.

16-22

VPN Screens