P-661H/HW Series User’s Guide

Figure 121 VPN Setup

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 78 VPN Setup

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

No.

This is the VPN policy index number. Click a number to edit VPN policies.

 

 

Active

This field displays whether the VPN policy is active or not. A Yes signifies that this

 

VPN policy is active. No signifies that this VPN policy is not active.

Name

This field displays the identification name for this VPN policy.

 

 

Local Address

This is the IP address(es) of computer(s) on your local network behind your ZyXEL

 

Device.

 

The same (static) IP address is displayed twice when the Local Address Type field

 

in the VPN-IKE(or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Single.

 

The beginning and ending (static) IP addresses, in a range of computers are

 

displayed when the Local Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key)

 

screen is configured to Range.

 

A (static) IP address and a subnet mask are displayed when the Local Address

 

Type field in the VPN-IKE(or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Subnet.

Remote

This is the IP address(es) of computer(s) on the remote network behind the remote

Address

IPSec router.

 

This field displays N/A when the Secure Gateway Address field displays 0.0.0.0. In

 

this case only the remote IPSec router can initiate the VPN.

 

The same (static) IP address is displayed twice when the Remote Address Type

 

field in the VPN-IKE(or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Single.

 

The beginning and ending (static) IP addresses, in a range of computers are

 

displayed when the Remote Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual

 

Key) screen is configured to Range.

 

A (static) IP address and a subnet mask are displayed when the Remote Address

 

Type field in the VPN-IKE(or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Subnet.

Encap.

This field displays Tunnel or Transport mode (Tunnel is the default selection).

 

 

IPSec Algorithm

This field displays the security protocols used for an SA.

 

Both AH and ESP increase ZyXEL Device processing requirements and

 

communications latency (delay).

Secure Gateway

This is the static WAN IP address or URL of the remote IPSec router. This field

IP

displays 0.0.0.0 when you configure the Secure Gateway Address field in the VPN-

 

IKE screen to 0.0.0.0.

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Chapter 13 VPN Screens