VPN Configuration and Usage
IPSec VPN Use
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When you have finished entering the information, click
Apply
to save your settings.
IPSec VPN Use
Whenever an IPSec configuration is entered, a corresponding IPSec configuration must
be entered on the other Magnia SG20. The shared key must be the same on both
systems.
You can add additional IPSec connection definitions, by returning to the IPSec VPN
screen and clicking the
Add
button. You can create a network of Magnia SG20’s between
several remote offices. In the example below, connections can be established between
the Home Office, Sales Office, the London Office, but a remote sub-contractor can only
contact the Home Office Magnia SG20.
Sample IPSec VPN Usage screen
While the shared key for a specific connection must be the same on each of the systems
that are on either end of the VPN connection, different keys can be used for connections
for different machines. In the example above, the Home Office shared key for a
connection to Field Sales must be the same as the key entered on the Field Sales
connection for the Home Office. However, the Home Office shared key to the
Subcontractor may be a completely different key.
When multiple IPSec VPN configurations are entered, they are all active and multiple
connections can be made simultaneously. In the example above, this means that client
computers connected to the Home Office Magnia SG20 local network would be able to
access the local networks of the Subcontractor, Field Sales and London Office servers.
IPSec VPN connections are made automatically. Once defined, these connections will
service any requests for access to computers on a remote network. It will appear much
as if the remote Magnia SG20 and its clients are part of the local network.
IPSec NPN connections are made as soon as the system boots, and remain connected
until the system is shut down (or the configuration is manually disabled).
Home Office
Sub-
contractor
Public
IP:
67.100.100.1
Public IP
:
66.65.64.63
Private
IP
Range
:
192.168.1.1
- 255
Private
IP
Range
:
192.168.2.1
- 255