Table of Contents
Advertisement
Linksys
VPN
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that enables two private networks
to establish a secure and encrypted connection across public network, such as
the Internet. VPN allows remote user, say a branch office or employee at home,
to access the company intranet and share files, video conference or access
servers, i.e., ERP or mail server.
The router provides several VPN protocols. You can choose which kinds of VPN
technology are most suitable for your network structure and using scenarios.
Summary
The Summary page features details on the current status of VPN tunnel. The
router supports up to 50 tunnels.
NOTE:
Summary information about PPTP only appears when you enable the PPTP
server.
Summary
Tunnel(s) Used:
The number of VPN tunnels in use.
Tunnels Available:
The total number of VPN tunnels the router will
support.
Detail:
Click Refresh to update the data, or click Close to
return to summary page.
Tunnel Status
Tunnel(s) Enabled:
How many tunnels are enabled by the administrator.
Tunnel(s) Defined:
How many tunnels are defined by the administrator:
enabled and disabled.
The table displays the following information about each tunnel:
No.:
Indicates the number of the tunnel.
Name:
VPN tunnel connection name, such as XXX OfficeGive the
tunnels different names to avoid confusion if you have more
than one tunnel connected.
Status:
Connected or Waiting for Connection.
Phase2
Displays settings such as Encryption type (NULL/DES/3DES/
AES-128/AES-192/AES-256), Authentication method (NULL/
Encrypt/
MD5/SHA1), and DH Group number (1/2/5)
Auth/Group:
If users select Manual setting for IPSec, Phase 2 DH group
will not display.
Local Group:
Settings for local VPN connection secure group.
Remote
Settings for remote VPN connection secure group.
Group:
Remote
The IP address of the Remote Gateway.
Gateway:
Tunnel Test:
Click "Connect" to verify the tunnel status. The test result will
be updated. To disconnect, click "Disconnect" to stop the
VPN connection. To delete tunnel settings, select a tunnel,
and then click the Delete icon.
Config.:
Setting icons include Edit and Delete. Click on Edit to change
settings. Click Delete to remove all tunnel settings.
VPN
47
47
Hide quick links:
Advertisement
Table of Contents
