Broadband VPN Router User
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Phase I
is the negotiation and establishment up of the IKE connection.
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Phase II
is the negotiation and establishment up of the IPsec connection.
Because the IKE and IPsec connections are separate, they have different SAs (security associa-
tions).
Policies
VPN configuration settings are stored in
Policies
.
Note that different vendors use different terms. Generally, the terms "VPN Policy", "IPSec
Policy", and "IPSec Proposal" have the same meaning. However, some vendors separate IKE
Policies (Phase 1 parameters) from IPSec Policies (Phase 2 parameters).
For VRT-311 / VRT-311S; each VPN policy contains both Phase 1 and Phase 2 parameters (if
IKE is used). Each policy defines:
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The address of the remote VPN endpoint
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The traffic which is allowed to use the VPN connection.
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The parameters (settings) for the IPsec SA (Security Association)
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If IKE is used, the parameters (settings) for the IKE SA (Security Association)
Generally, you will need at least one (1) VPN Policy for each remote site for which you wish to
establish VPN connections.
It is possible, and sometimes necessary, to have multiple Policies for the same remote site.
However, you should only Enable one (1) policy at a time. If multiple policies for the same
remote site are enabled, the policies are examined in the order in which they are listed, and the
first matching policy will be used. While it is possible to change the order of the policies, it
may not be easy to get the desired action from multiple policies.
VPN Configuration
The general rule is that each endpoint must have matching Policies, as follows:
VPN Endpoint
address
Each VPN endpoint must be configured to initiate or accept connec-
tions to the remote VPN client or Gateway.
Usually, this requires having a fixed Internet IP address. However, it is
possible for a VPN Gateway to accept incoming connections from a
remote client where the client's IP address is not known in advance.
Traffic Selector
This determines which outgoing traffic will cause a VPN connection to
be established, and which incoming traffic will be accepted. Each
endpoint must be configured to pass and accept the desired traffic from
the remote endpoint.
If connecting 2 LANs, this requires that:
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Each endpoint must be aware of the IP addresses used on the other
endpoint.
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The 2 LANs MUST use different IP address ranges.
IKE parameters
If using IKE (recommended), the IKE parameters must match (except
for the SA lifetime, which can be different).
IPsec parameters
The IPsec parameters at each endpoint must match.
