Personal aXsGUARD - 7.7.1
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. About his Document ................................................................................................. 1
1.2. Examples used in this Guide ...................................................................................... 1
1.3. Documentation Sources ............................................................................................. 1
1.4. About the Personal aXsGUARD .................................................................................. 2
1.5. About the aXsGUARD Gatekeeper .............................................................................. 2
1.5.1. What is it? .................................................................................................... 2
1.5.2. Spare Units .................................................................................................. 2
1.5.3. Licensed Units .............................................................................................. 3
1.5.4. Configuration Wizards ..................................................................................... 3
1.6. About VASCO ......................................................................................................... 3
2. Before You Begin .............................................................................................................. 4
2.1. PAX Models ............................................................................................................ 4
2.2. AG-1296 Warranty Notice .......................................................................................... 4
2.3. Hardware and Environmental Specifications .................................................................. 4
3. Features and Concepts ...................................................................................................... 6
3.1. Documentation You May Need ................................................................................... 6
3.2. Central Management and PKI ..................................................................................... 6
3.3. Security Recommendations ........................................................................................ 7
3.4. NAT Traversal ......................................................................................................... 8
3.4.1. Purpose and Definition .................................................................................... 8
3.4.2. UPnP and NAT-PMP ...................................................................................... 8
3.4.3. DNAT and Port Forwarding .............................................................................. 8
3.4.4. SNAT and Masquerading ................................................................................ 9
3.5. VPN Failover ......................................................................................................... 10
3.6. Wireless Access Point ............................................................................................. 11
3.7. TCP or UDP? ........................................................................................................ 11
3.8. Remote Administration ............................................................................................. 12
3.8.1. HTTPS ....................................................................................................... 12
3.8.2. Administration User Levels ............................................................................. 12
3.8.3. Remote Support ........................................................................................... 12
3.9. Embedded Help ..................................................................................................... 12
4. Server-Side Configuration ................................................................................................ 13
4.1. Overview ............................................................................................................... 13
4.2. Feature Activation ................................................................................................... 13
4.3. Server and Client Certificates .................................................................................... 13
4.4. Client Options ........................................................................................................ 14
4.5. General Settings ..................................................................................................... 15
4.6. Network Settings .................................................................................................... 15
4.7. DHCP Settings ....................................................................................................... 17
4.8. Wireless Access Settings ......................................................................................... 17
4.9. Firewall Settings ..................................................................................................... 18
4.10. NAT Traversal ...................................................................................................... 19
4.10.1. Activating NAT ........................................................................................... 19
