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1.7 VPN
For a VPN connection, the IP addresses of the VPN remote peers must be known and addressable.
The VPN remote peer must support IPsec with the following configuration:
– Authentication by X.509 certificates or Preshared Secret Key (PSK)
– ESP
– Diffie-Hellman Group 2 or 5
– 3DES or AES encryption
– MD5 or SHA-1 hash algorithms
– Tunnel mode
– Quick mode
– Main mode
– SA lifetime (1 second to 24 hours)
IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a security protocol used for communicating over IP networks.
1.7.1 IPsec
IPsec Connections
Monitor DynDNS
If DynDNS is used as "Remote Host", the "Monitor DynDNS" function should be set to "Yes".
Check interval
Check interval in seconds.
Enabled
Activate or deactivate VPN connection.
Name
Arbitrary name of VPN connection.
Settings
VPN connection settings.
IKE
The "Edit" menu includes settings to establish IKE (Internet Key Exchange protocol) automatic key
management for IPsec (see Page 25).
1.7.1.1 Connections