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Field
Description
"Protocol"
Select the protocol to be used by clicking the respective radio button.
"Port"
Specify the VPN SSL listening port number to be used for incoming connec-
tions.
Note:
The same port number must be specified on the remote site.
"Address pool"
Specify the address range from which IP addresses are used in S2S connec-
tions. This address range must not overlap any of your local networks.
"Encryption algorithm"
From the drop-down list, select the encryption algorithm to be used in VPN SSL
S2S connections.
"Key renegotiation"
A VPN SSL connection renews the session key while the connection is estab-
lished to increase security. Specify this rekeying interval (in seconds).
"Compression"
Optional: Clear this checkbox to deactivate LZO (Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer, a
lossless data compression algorithm) compression. This checkbox is selected
by default.
The buttons at the bottom right of the editor panel allow you to shut ("Close") the editor
panel as long as no changes have been made and to store ("Save") or to discard
("Reset") your changes.
Click " Activate" in the toolbar at the top of the desktop to apply your configuration
changes.
3.4.7.3
VPN Connections
Under "VPN Connections", you can create and manage VPN connections.
IPsec Connections
The gateprotect Firewall allows you to provide VPN access to remote clients via IPsec
(IPsec Client-to-Site) and to create a secure tunnel between two remote networks
(IPsec Site-to-Site).
IPsec Connections Overview
Navigate to "VPN > VPN Connections > IPsec Connections" to display the list of IPsec
connections that are currently defined on the system in the item list bar.
In the expanded view, the columns of the table display the "Name", the "Type" of the
IPsec connection and the authentication method selected for this connection. The but-
tons in the last column allow you to view and adjust the settings for an IPsec connec-
tion or to delete a connection from the system.
Chapter 3.2, "Icons and Buttons"
IPsec Connections Settings
Under "VPN > VPN Connections > IPsec Connections", you can add or edit an existing
IPsec connection.
The "IPsec Connections" settings allow you to configure the following elements:
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