ZyXEL Communications P-661HW 13.9.1 ID Type and Content Examples

P-661H/HW Series User’s Guide

The type of ID can be a domain name, an IP address or an e-mail address. The content is the IP address, domain name, or e-mail address.

Table 80 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 ZyXEL
	Device automatically use its own IP address.
DNS	Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this ZyXEL Device.
E-mail	Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this ZyXEL
	Device.
	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 81 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 ZyXEL Device 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.

13.9.1 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 ZyXEL Devices in this example can complete negotiation and establish a VPN tunnel.

Table 82 Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

ZYXEL DEVICE A	ZYXEL DEVICE B
Local ID type: E-mail	Local ID type: IP
Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com	Local ID content: 1.1.1.2

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