Configuring The Ipsec Vpn Client; Manual Key Exchange Ipsec Vpn Between Two Networks; Configuring The Vpn Tunnel - D-Link DFL-500 User Manual

Address
VPN Tunnel Name The name of the VPN tunnel to be created between the VPN gateway and the
VPN client
Complete the following procedure on the VPN gateway to add the VPN policy:
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Go to VPN > IPSEC > Policy .
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Click New to add a new IPSec VPN policy.
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Select the Source IP address, Destination IP address, and the VPN tunnel to add to the IPSec VPN policy.
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Click OK to save the VPN policy.

Configuring the IPSec VPN client

The VPN client PC must be running industry standard IPSec Autokey IKE VPN client software. D-Link
recommends the SafeNet/Soft-PK client from IRE, Inc.
Configure the client as required to connect to the VPN gateway using an IPSec VPN configuration. Make sure
the client configuration includes the settings in
VPN Gateway configuration.
VPN client configuration
Description
VPN Tunnel Name
Should correspond to the VPN tunnel name used on the VPN gateway.
Remote Gateway
The External IP address of the VPN gateway.
Keylife
The Client key life should match the VPN gateway key life.
Authentication
The Client authentication key should match the VPN gateway authentication
Key
key.

Manual key exchange IPSec VPN between two networks

DFL-500 IPSec VPNs can be configured to use Autokey IKE or manual key exchange. In most cases Autokey
key exchange is preferred because it is easier to configure and maintain. However, manual key exchange
may be necessary in some cases for compatibility with third party VPN products.
Use the following procedures to configure a VPN between two internal networks protected by VPN gateways
that use manual key exchange (for an example, see
internal network can be protected by a DFL-500 VPN gateway or one of the networks can be protected by a
third-party VPN gateway.
This section describes:
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Configuring the VPN tunnel

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Adding internal and external addresses
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Adding an IPSec VPN policy
Configuring the VPN tunnel
Complete the following procedure on both VPN gateways.
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Go to VPN > IPSEC > Manual Key .
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Click New to add a new manual key VPN tunnel.
DFL-500 User's Manual
(See Example VPN Tunnel
VPN client
configuration).
configuration. These settings should match the
Example VPN between two internal
Client_VPN
Example
Setting
Client_VPN
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