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PepVPN Profile Settings
Name
This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile. The name can be any
combination of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, a-z), underscores (_), dashes
(-), and/or non-leading/trailing spaces ( ).
Active
When this box is checked, this VPN connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise,
it will be disabled.
Encryption
By default, VPN traffic is encrypted with 256-bit AES . If Off is selected on both
sides of a VPN connection, no encryption will be applied.
Authentication
Select from By Remote ID Only , Preshared Key , or X.509 to specify the method
the Pepwave MAX will use to authenticate peers. When selecting By Remote ID
Only , be sure to enter a unique peer ID number in the Remote ID field.
Remote ID /
Pre-shared Key
This optional field becomes available when Remote ID / Pre-shared Key is
selected as the Pepwave router’s VPN Authentication method, as explained
above. Pre-shared Key defines the pre-shared key used for this particular VPN
connection. The VPN connection's session key will be further protected by the
pre-shared key. The connection will be up only if the pre-shared keys on each side
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