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Parameter description
Parameter
Description
IPSec
It specifies whether to enable the IPSec function.
WAN
It specifies the WAN port of the router IPSec function. The IP address of this WAN
port indicates the remote gateway address of the peer router.
Connection Name
It indicates the name of the IPSec tunnel for easy identification.
Tunnel Protocol
The router supports ESP, AH, and AH+ESP.
AH: Authentication Header is used to protect the data integrity. In this mode, the
receiver discards the data packet failed to pass the data integrity authentication.
ESP: Encapsulating Security Payload is used to check the data integrity and encrypt
data. If the encrypted data is intercepted by third parties, they are unable to easily
crack the data.
Remote Gateway
(Domain Name)
It indicates the IP address of the IPSec WAN port of the peer router, or the domain
name bound with the IP address.
Local LAN/Mask
It indicates the intranet IP network segment/subnet mask of the router.
Remote LAN/Mask
It indicates the intranet IP network segment/subnet mask of the peer router.
Key Negotiation
Method
The default method is
Auto Negotiation
. To configure
Manual Setup
, see Key
Negotiation Method – Manual Setup for details.
Pre-shared Key
It specifies the key for mutual authentication. This router must use the same
pre-shared key as the peer router.
