Watchguard Firebox SOHO 6.1 User Manual page 103

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IP Address Table (example):
Item
Description
External IP
The IP address that identifies the SOHO 6 to the Internet.
Address
Site A: 207.168.55.2
Site B: 68.130.44.15
External
The overlay of bits that determines which part of the IP
Subnet
address identifies your network. For example, a Class C
Mask
address licenses 256 addresses and has a netmask of
255.255.255.0.
Site A: 255.255.255.0
Site B: 255.255.255.0
Local
A private network address used by an organization's local
Network
network for identifying itself within the network. A local
Address
network address cannot be used as an external IP address.
WatchGuard recommends using an address from one of
the reserved ranges:
10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12—255.240.0.0
192.168.0.0/16—255.255.0.0
Site A: 192.168.111.0/24
Site B: 192.168.222.0/24
Shared
A phrase stored at both ends of the tunnel to authenticate
Secret
the transmission as being from the claimed origin. The
secret can be any phrase, but mixing numerical, special,
alphabetical, and uppercase characters improves security.
For example, "Gu4c4mo!3" is better than "guacamole"
Site A: OurLittleSecret
Site B: OurLittleSecret
Encryption
Encryption method determines the length in bits of the
Method
key used to encrypt and decrypt communication packets.
DES is a 56-bit encryption; 3DES is 168-bit, and much
more secure. It is also slower. Select either 3DES or DES
as long as both sides use the same method.
Site A: 3DES
Site B: 3DES
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