Appendix F: Creating A Vpn Tunnel Between Two Vpn Routers; Figure F-1: The Web-Based Utility's Vpn Screen - Cisco Linksys BEFVP41 v2 User Manual

EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch

Appendix F: Creating a VPN Tunnel between two VPN Routers

NOTE: Further details on this step can be found in the VPN Tab section in "Chapter 6: Using
the Router's Web-Based Utility".
1. Open your web browser, and enter 192.168.1.1 in the Address field. Press the Enter key.
2. When the User name and Password field appears, skip the user name and enter the default password admin.
Press the Enter key.
3. Select the Security tab.
4. From the Security tab, select the VPN screen.
5. From the VPN screen, select Enable beside VPN Tunnel.
6. Enter a Tunnel Name. This name should be unique for this particular tunnel.
7. Select Subnet from the pull-down menu beside Local Secure Group. Then, enter the IP Address and Subnet
Mask for this group. This would be your local network's IP Address scheme.
8. Select IP Addr. from the pull-down menu beside Remote Secure Group. Then, enter the IP Address and
Subnet Mask for this group. This would be the IP Address scheme for the remote network, the network on
the other side of the tunnel.
9. Select IP Addr. from the pull-down menu beside Remote Security Gateway. This would be the remote
endpoint's IP Address as seen from the Internet. Enter this IP Address here.
10. Select a type of Encryption and Authentication for the tunnel your are establishing, making sure that both
sides are identical.
11. Check PFS (Perfect Forward Secrecy) and enter the Pre-Shared Key and Key Lifetime.
12. Click the Save Settings button.
To test your connection, click the Connect button.
Your tunnel should now be established.
Appendix F: Creating a VPN Tunnel between two VPN Routers

Figure F-1: The Web-based Utility's VPN screen

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