summary. this shows the number of vpn tunnel(s) used and tunnel(s) available. the router supports up to 50 tunnels.
detail. click the detail button to see additional information about the vpn tunnels. for each tunnel, you can view its name, status, phase 2 encryption/authentication/group, local group, remote group, and remote gateway.
you can save or print this screen. click the close button to exit this screen.
tunnel status
add new tunnel. click the add new tunnel button to add a gateway-to-gateway tunnel or a client-to-gateway tunnel. a new screen will appear and show the two types of vpn tunnels you can create.
select the kind of tunnel you want to add.
gateway to gateway. the gateway-to-gateway tunnel is a tunnel created between two vpn routers or other vpn devices. click the add now button to see the gateway to gateway screen. proceed to the gateway to gateway section for further instructions.
client to gateway. the client to gateway tunnel is a tunnel created between the vpn router and the client host who is using vpn client software that supports ipsec. click the add now button to see the client to gateway screen. proceed to the client to gateway section for further instructions.
after you have added the vpn tunnels, you will see them listed in the tunnel table, which describes all vpn tunnels, including the tunnels defined under groupvpn. if the tunnel table has multiple pages, you can click previous page or next page to jump to the page that you want to see. you can also select a different page to view from the jump to drop-down menu. if you want more or fewer entries listed per page, select a different number from the entries per page drop-down menu.
tunnel no. it shows the number of the vpn tunnel.
tunnel name. it shows the tunnel name that you gave the vpn tunnel or group vpn.
status. this indicates the status of the vpn tunnel.
if you selected manual keying mode in the ipsec setup section, then the status will display the message, “manual,” and there will be no tunnel test function available.
phase2 enc/auth/grp. this shows the phase 2 encryption type (des/3des), authentication method (md5/sha1), and dh group number (1/2/5) that you chose in the ipsec setup section.
if you selected manual keying mode in the ipsec setup section, then there is no phase 2 dh group, so only the encryption type and authentication method will be displayed.
local group. this shows the ip address and subnet mask of the local group.
remote group. the ip address and subnet mask of the remote group are displayed here.
remote gateway. it shows the ip address of the remote gateway.
tunnel test. click the connect button to verify the status of the vpn tunnel. the test result will be updated in the status column. if the tunnel is connected, a disconnect button will be available so you can terminate the vpn connection. (if you selected manual keying mode in the ipsec setup section, the tunnel test will not be available.)
config. click the edit button to open a new screen where you can change the tunnel’s settings. refer to the gateway to gateway or gateway to client section for more information. click the trash can icon to delete all of your tunnel settings for each individual tunnel.
tunnel(s) enabled and tunnel(s) defined. these read-only fields show the number of vpn tunnels that are enabled and number of vpn tunnels that are defined. the number of tunnels enabled may be fewer than the number of tunnels defined because you can disable any of the tunnels that you have defined.
groupvpn status
if you did not enable any group vpn connections, then none will be listed in the groupvpn table. group name. it shows the name you gave the group vpn on the client to gateway screen.
connected tunnels. this shows the number of connected tunnels.
phase2 enc/auth/grp. this shows the phase 2 encryption type (des/3des), authentication method (md5/sha1), and dh group number (1/2/5) that you chose in the ipsec setup section.
local group. this shows the ip address and subnet mask of the local group.
remote client. the remote client setup that you’ve chosen will be displayed here.
remote client status. if you click the detail list button, you will see information about this group vpn. you can view its group name, ip address, and connection time. click the refresh button to update the status information.
click the close button to exit this screen.
tunnel test. click the connect button to verify the status of a vpn tunnel. the test result will be updated in the status column. if the tunnel is connected, a disconnect button will be available so you can terminate the vpn connection.
config. click the edit button to open a new screen where you can change the tunnel’s settings. click the trash can icon to delete all of your tunnel settings.