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VPN Status
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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.
• Policy Name: The name of the IKE or VPN policy.
• Endpoint: Displays the IP address of the remote VPN gateway or client.
• Tx (KB): The data transmitted in Kilobytes.
• Tx (Packets): The number of IP packets transmitted.
• State: Displays the current status for IKE policies. The status can be either
Not Connected or IPsec SA Established.
• 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
NOTE
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:
• 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.
• Start: Click to enable the automatic page refresh feature.
• Stop: Click to disable the automatic page refresh feature.
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