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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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