Status
VPN Status
VPN Status
Cisco SA 500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide
IPSec VPN Connection Status
Use this page to view current statistics for the IPsec connections. You can use
buttons on the page to start or stop a connection. To open this page, click Status
on the menu bar, and then click VPN Status > IPSec Status in the navigation tree.
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Policy Name: The name of the IKE or VPN policy.
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Endpoint: Displays the IP address of the remote VPN gateway or client.
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Tx (KB): The data transmitted in Kilobytes.
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Tx (Packets): The number of IP packets transmitted.
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State: Displays the current status for IKE policies. The status can be either
Not Connected or IPsec SA Established.
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Action: Click Start to establish an inactive SA (connection) or Stop to
terminate an active SA (connection).
When a VPN policy is in place and is enabled, a connection is triggered by
any traffic that matches the policy, and the VPN tunnel is set up
automatically. However, you can use the Connect/Disconnect button to
manually connect or disconnect the VPN tunnel.
The page refreshes automatically to display the most current status for an SA. The
settings for page refresh are:
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Poll Interval: Enter a value in seconds for the poll interval. To modify the poll
interval, click the Stop button and then click Start to restart the automatic
refresh using the specified poll interval.
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Start: Click to enable the automatic page refresh feature.
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Stop: Click to disable the automatic page refresh feature.
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