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Color coding
For your convenience, the configurations are color-coded:
Before you start
Don't forget to check you have the following when planning your secure VPN network:
1. ISAKMP shared key
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The branch office 1 router, which provides:
an ADSL PPPoA Internet connection. Note that the PPPoA connection requires an
ATM DSLAM
VPN access to headquarters using IPsec tunnel mode
incoming VPN client access from roaming users
a fixed Internet address so that roaming VPN clients have a known target for the
branch office end of the VPN
The branch office 2 router, which provides:
an ADSL PPPoEoA Internet connection
VPN access to headquarters using IPsec tunnel mode
a dynamically assigned Internet address, as used by many ISPs.
branch office 1
headquarters
Fixed public IP addresses to use where appropriate
The IP subnets to use on private LANs at the branch and headquarters sites
The range of IP addresses to use in the IP pools for allocating to the remote users
Usernames and passwords for the remote users
IP addresses from which SSH connections can be made to the routers (if applicable)
Connection parameters for the ADSL connections at the branch offices
VPN client PCs set up, as described in the How To Notes in
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2.
branch office 2
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