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Chapter 9
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HAPTER
9
Configuring Virtual
Private Networks
The aim of this document is to help users configure VPN using the web-interface.
The combination of L2TP and IPSec, known as L2TP/IPSec, is a highly secure technology
for making remote access virtual private network (VPN) connections across public networks
such as the Internet. In case of wireless, VPN can also be used to further secure the wireless
data from attackers. The Aruba 5000 switch can be used as a VPN concentrator terminating all
VPN connections from wire and wireless users. For Windows, a dialer can be downloaded
from the switch to auto configure the tunnel settings on the dialer. This document primarily
deals with the configuration of VPN tunnels – L2TP and PPTP.
VPN Configuration
T
o configure VPN on the switch, the VPN Authentication method needs to be
enabled first. The VPN configuration and
Enabling VPN Authentication
The following pre-requisites must be configured:
z
Role – The role that will be assigned as the default role for the 802.1x users. ( Refer to
document on firewall policies to configure roles).
z
Derivation rules if present will take precedence over this setting.