Chapter 15 IPSec VPN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 69 Security > VPN > General > Rule Setup: IKE (Advanced)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Property

 

 

 

Active

Select this check box to activate this VPN policy.

 

 

Keep Alive

Select this check box to have the NBG-460N automatically reinitiate

 

the SA after the SA lifetime times out, even if there is no traffic. The

 

remote IPSec router must also have keep alive enabled in order for

 

this feature to work.

 

 

NAT Traversal

Select this check box to enable NAT traversal. NAT traversal allows

 

you to set up a VPN connection when there are NAT routers between

 

the two IPSec routers.

 

Note: The remote IPSec router must also have NAT traversal

 

enabled.

 

You can use NAT traversal with ESP protocol using Transport or

 

Tunnel mode, but not with AH protocol nor with manual key

 

management. In order for an IPSec router behind a NAT router to

 

receive an initiating IPSec packet, set the NAT router to forward UDP

 

ports 500 and 4500 to the IPSec router behind the NAT router.

 

 

IPSec Keying

Select IKE or Manual from the drop-down list box. IKE provides

Mode

more protection so it is generally recommended. Manual is a useful

 

option for troubleshooting if you have problems using IKE key

 

management.

 

 

Protocol Number

Enter 1 for ICMP, 6 for TCP, 17 for UDP, etc. 0 is the default and

 

signifies any protocol.

 

 

Enable Replay

As a VPN setup is processing intensive, the system is vulnerable to

Detection

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks The IPSec receiver can detect and

 

reject old or duplicate packets to protect against replay attacks.

 

Select Yes from the drop-down menu to enable replay detection, or

 

select No to disable it.

 

 

DNS Server (for

If there is a private DNS server that services the VPN, type its IP

IPSec VPN)

address here. The NBG-460N assigns this additional DNS server to

 

the NBG-460N's DHCP clients that have IP addresses in this IPSec

 

rule's range of local addresses.

 

A DNS server allows clients on the VPN to find other computers and

 

servers on the VPN by their (private) domain names.

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