ZyXEL Communications Prestige 792H, User Manual

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Prestige 792H User’s Guide
VPN/IPSec Setup 36-7
Table 36-2 Menu 27.1.1 IPSec Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Content When you select IP in the Local ID Type field, type the IP address of your
computer or leave the field blank to have the Prestige automatically use its
own IP address.
When you select DNS in the Local ID Type field, type a domain name (up
to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.
When you select E-mail in the Local ID Type field, type an e-mail address
(up to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.
The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is
used for identification purposes only and does not need to be a real
domain name or e-mail address.
My IP Addr Enter the IP address of your Prestige. The Prestige uses its current WAN
IP address (static or dynamic) in setting up the VPN tunnel if you leave this
field as 0.0.0.0.
The VPN tunnel has to be rebuilt if this IP address changes.
0.0.0.0
Peer ID type Press [SPACE BAR] to choose IP , DNS , or E-mail and press [ENTER].
Select IP to identify the remote IPSec router by its IP address.
Select DNS to identify the remote IPSec router by a domain name.
Select E-mail to identify the remote IPSec router by an e-mail address.
Content When you select IP in the Peer ID Type field, type the IP address of the
computer with which you will make the VPN connection or leave the field
blank to have the Prestige automatically use the address in the
Secure
Gateway Address field.
When you select DNS in the Peer ID Type field, type a domain name (up
to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec router.
When you select E-mail in the Peer ID Type field, type an e-mail address
(up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec router.
The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is
used for identification purposes only and does not need to be a real
domain name or e-mail address. The domain name also does not have to
match the remote router’s IP address or what you configure in the
Secure
Gateway Address field below.