Test The Mode Config Connection - NETGEAR UTM9S Reference Manual

2. Specify the following default lifetimes in seconds to match the configuration on the UTM:
• Authentication (IKE), Default. Enter 3600 seconds.
• Encryption (IPSec), Default. Enter 3600 seconds.
3. Select the Dead Peer Detection (DPD) check box, and configure the following DPD settings
to match the configuration on the UTM:
• Check Interval. Enter 30 seconds.
• Max. number of entries. Enter 3 retries.
• Delay between entries. Leave the default delay setting of 15 seconds.
4. Click Apply to use the new settings immediately, and click Save to keep the settings for
future use.
The Mode Config configuration of the VPN client is now complete.

Test the Mode Config Connection

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To test the Mode Config connection from the VPN client to the UTM:
1. Right-click the system tray icon, and select Open tunnel 'Tunnel_ModeConfig'.
Figure 178.
When the tunnel opens successfully, the Tunnel opened message displays above the
system tray, and the VPN client displays a green icon in the system tray.
Figure 179.
2. Verify that the UTM issued an IP address to the VPN client. This IP address displays in
the VPN Client address field on the IPSec pane of the VPN client. (The following figure
shows the upper part of the IPSec pane only.)
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