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VPN
VPN
Overview
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a secure, dedicated communications network tunnelled
through another network.
You can configure the IOLAN for:
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a host-to-host Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection
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a host-to-network VPN connection
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a network-to-network VPN connection
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or host/network-to-IOLAN VPN connection (allowing serial devices connected to the IOLAN to
communicate data to a host/network).
In addition to being able to configure up to 64 IPsec tunnels, you can configure an L2TP/IPsec tunnel
that will allow hosts to create a VPN tunnel to the IOLAN. The L2TP/IPsec VPN protocol is required
by the Windows XP
®
operating system. Later versions of Windows
®
may support both VPN
protocols, however check with the Windows
®
documentation that came with your Windows
®
pc.
State/Province
An entry for the state/province; for example, IL. This field is case sensitive in
order to successfully match the information in the peer SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 128 characters
Locality
An entry for the location; for example, Chicago. This field is case sensitive in
order to successfully match the information in the peer SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 128 characters
Organization
An entry for the organization; for example, Accounting. This field is case
sensitive in order to successfully match the information in the peer SSL/TLS
certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 64 characters
Organization Unit
An entry for the unit in the organization; for example, Payroll. This field is
case sensitive in order to successfully match the information in the peer
SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 64 characters
Common Name
An entry for common name; for example, the host name or fully qualified
domain name. This field is case sensitive in order to successfully match the
information in the peer SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 64 characters
An entry for an email address; for example, [email protected]. This field
is case sensitive in order to successfully match the information in the peer
SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Options:
Maximum 64 characters
Note:
Before you enable/configure any VPN tunnels, you should configure any exceptions or you
might not be able to access the IOLAN except through a VPN tunnel or the console port. See
for more information about exceptions.
Note:
If you are configuring IPsec and/or L2TP/IPsec, you must also enable the IPsec service
found in
Security
,
Services
navigation tree.
