Ipsec Vpn; Enable The Vpn Gateway - Tripp Lite B092-016 Owner's Manual

Chapter 4: Serial Port, Device and User Configuration
To add a new serially connected Managed Device:
• Configure the serial port using the Serial&Network: Serial Port menu (refer Section 4.1 -Configure Serial Port)
• Select Serial&Network: Managed Devices and click Add Device
• Enter a Device Name and Description for the Managed Device
• Click Add Connection and select Serial and the Port that connects to the Managed Device
• To add a UPS/RPC power connection or network connection or another serial connection click Add Connection
• Click Apply
Note: To set up a new serially connected RPC UPS or EMD device, you configure the serial port, designate it as a Device
then enter a Name and Description for that device in the Serial & Network: RPC Connections (or UPS Connections or
Environmental). When applied, this will automatically create a corresponding new Managed Device with the same Name /
Description as the RPC/UPS Host (refer Chapter 8 - Power and Environment)
Also all the outlet names on the PDU will by default be "Outlet 1" "Outlet 2". When you connect an particular Managed Device
(that draws power from the outlet) they the outlet will then take up the name of the powered Managed Device
4.9

IPsec VPN

The Console Servers include Openswan, a Linux implementation of the IPsec (IP Security) protocols, which can be used to
configure a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The VPN allows multiple sites or remote administrators to access the Console
Server (and Managed Devices) securely over the Internet.
• The administrator can establish an encrypted authenticated VPN connections between Console Servers distributed at
remote sites and a VPN gateway (such as Cisco router running IOS IPsec) on their central office network:
o Users and administrators at the central office can then securely access the remote console servers and
connected serial console devices and machines on the Management LAN subnet at the remote location as
though they were local
o With serial bridging, serial data from controller at the central office machine can be securely connected to the
serially controlled devices at the remote sites (refer Chapter 4.1)
• The road warrior administrator can use a VPN IPsec software client such as TheGreenBow (www.thegreenbow.com/vpn_
gateway.html) or Shrew Soft (www.shrew.net/support ) to remotely access the Console Server and every machine on the
Management LAN subnet at the remote location
Configuration of IPsec is quite complex so Tripp Lite provides a simple GUI interface for basic set up as described below.
However for more detailed information on configuring Openswan IPsec at the command line and interconnecting with other
IPsec VPN gateways and road warrior IPsec software refer http://wiki.openswan.org
4.9.1

Enable the VPN gateway

• Select IPsec VPN on the Serial & Networks menu
• Click Add and complete the Add IPsec Tunnel screen
• Enter any descriptive name you wish to identify the IPsec Tunnel you are adding such as WestStOutlet-VPN
56