Chapter 3 Using The Vpn Concentrator Manager For Quick Configuration - Cisco CVPN3015-NR - VPN Concentrator 3015 Getting Started

Using the VPN Concentrator Manager for Quick
Configuration
This chapter tells you how to complete quick configuration of the system using the VPN Concentrator
Manager.
Quick configuration supplies the minimal parameters needed to make the VPN Concentrator operational,
while the Main menu lets you configure all the features of the VPN 3000 Concentrator. For example,
when additional parameters are configured, a configured remote user with a PC and modem can use
Microsoft PPTP (point-to-point tunneling protocol) and a local ISP to connect securely—in a VPN
tunnel through the Internet—with resources on a private, internal corporate network.
The VPN Concentrator Manager is an HTML-based configuration, administration, and monitoring
system built into the VPN Concentrator. To use it, you need only to connect to the VPN Concentrator
using a PC and browser on the same private network with the VPN Concentrator.
Before beginning the procedures in this section, you should have completed Steps 1 through 12 under
Using the Console, page
Table 2-2Quick Configuration Parameters, page
The figures that follow show only the main frame of the Manager window. To use features in the other
frames, see
You can go through the steps of quick configuration only once, unless you reboot the system with the
Note
Reboot ignoring the configuration file option.
Logging in to the VPN Concentrator Manager
To access and log in to the VPN Concentrator Manager, follow these steps:
Start the browser. See
Step 1
best results. Maximize the browser window for easiest reading.
With the browser, connect to the IP address of the VPN Concentrator on your private network (the
Step 2
address you entered in Step 7 under
enter <IP address>/admin (for example, 10.10.4.6/admin) in the Address or Location field. The browser
displays the login screen.
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2-15. As you proceed, refer to the data you recorded in the table of
Understanding the VPN Concentrator Manager Window, page
Browser Requirements, page
Using the Console, page
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2-2. We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer for
2-15) as an administrator. To do this, you
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