USER MANUAL
GWR Router Series
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Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol communication
by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a data stream.
Click
VPN Settings
Tab, to open the VPN configuration screen. At the Figure 17 you can see IPSec
Summary screen. This screen gathers information about settings of all defined IPSec tunnels. You can define
up to 5 Device-to-Device tunnels.
Figure 17 - IPSec Summary screen
VPN Settings / IPSec Summary
Label
Description
Tunnels Used
This is the number of IPSec tunnels being defined.
Maximum number of
tunnels
This is the maximum number of tunnels which can be defined.
No
This filed indicates the number of the IPSec tunnel.
Name
Field shows the Tunnel Name that you gave to the IPSec tunnel.
Enabled
This field shows if tunnel is enabled or disabled. After clicking on
Start
button,
only enabled tunnels will be started.
Status
Field indicates status of the IPSec tunnel. Click on
Refresh
button to see current
status of defined IPSec tunnels.
Enc/Auth/Grp
This field shows both Phase 1 and Phase 2 details, Encryption method
(DES/3DES/AES), Authentication method (MD5/SHA1), and DH Group number
(1/2/5) that you have defined in the IPSec Setup section.
Advanced
Field shows the chosen options from IPSec Advanced section by displaying the
first letters of enabled options.
Local Group
Field shows the IP address and subnet mask of the Local Group.
Remote Group
Field displays the IP address and subnet mask of the Remote Group.
Remote Gateway
Field shows the IP address of the Remote Device.
Delete
Click on this link to delete the tunnel and all settings for that particular tunnel.
Edit
This link opens screen where you can change the tunnel’s settings.
Add New Tunnel
Click on this button to add a new Device-to-Device IPSec tunnel. After you have
added the tunnel, you will see it listed in the Summary table.
Start
This button starts the IPSec negotiations between all defined and enabled tunnels.
If the IPSec is already started, Start button is replaced with Restart button.
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