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VPN Wizard
The VPN Wizard will assist you with setting up a VPN tunnel to another gateway or to a client using XAUTH. The VPN Wizard simplifies creation of VPN tunnels by choosing VPNC recommended defaults.
Connection Type
This VPN tunnel will connect to the following peers: Select Gateway to create a tunnel to another VPN gateway. Select Client IPsec Host to setup this router for access by remote PCs running VPN client software.
Once you have chosen the connection type, fields relevant to your choice are enabled, and others are disabled. Enter the fields and click the Finish button to complete the configuration.
Connection Name and Remote IP Type
Name: Enter a name for the connection. The name is used for management and identification purposes.
Pre-shared Key: The length of the pre-shared key is between 8 characters and 49 characters and must be entered exactly the same gateway and on the remote VPN Gateway or Client.
Note: The " (Double Quote) character is not supported for Pre-shared Key.
Remote IP Address or the Internet Name
Remote WAN’s IP Address or Internet Name: Enter the IP address of the Remote Gateway. Alternatively, you can also specify the Internet name of the Gateway. The Internet name is defined as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN); for example: vpn.netgear.com
Note: This field is enabled only if the peer you are trying to connect to is a Gateway. For VPN Clients, this IP address or Internet Name is determined when a connection request is received from a client.
Local WAN IP Address or Internet Name: Enter the IP address or Internet name of the local WAN port. This field can be left blank if you are not using a different FQDN or IP address than the one specified in the WAN port’s configuration. To use a different IP address or FQDN, type in the same in this field.
Both local and remote ends should be defined as either IP addresses or Internet Names (FQDN). A combination of IP address and Internet Name is not permissible.
Secure Connection Remote Accessibility
In the respective text fields, enter the subnet IP address and the associated subnet mask of the remote LAN. A subnet IP address is one that gives the “network number” of the IP range. For example, a network address of 192.168.1.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 would have a network number or subnet IP address of 192.168.1.0.
Note: The IP address range used on the remote LAN must be different from the IP address range used on the local LAN.
The VPN (IKE phase 1 and phase 2) parameters chosen by the VPN Wizard are based on the VPN Consortium’s (VPNC) recommendations. The values can be viewed by clicking on the VPN Wizard Default Values link at the top of the page. More information on the VPNC recommendations can be found at the following URL: http://www.vpnc.org/vpn-standards.html
 

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