Vpn Tunnel Connection Status - NETGEAR DGFV338 ProSafe Reference Manual

DGFV338 ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router Reference Manual
4. The remote VPN Endpoint must have a matching SA, or it will refuse the connection.
VPN Policy Table
Only one Client Policy may configured at a time (noted by an "*" next to the policy name). The
Policy Table contains the following fields:
• ! (Status). Indicates whether the policy is enabled (green circle) or disabled (grey circle). To
Enable or Disable a Policy, check the box adjacent to the circle and click Enable or Disable,
as required.
• Name. Each policy is given a unique name (the Connection Name when using the VPN
Wizard).
• Type. The Type is "Auto" or "Manual" as described previously (Auto is used during VPN
Wizard configuration).
• Local. IP address (either a single address, range of address or subnet address) on your local
LAN. Traffic must be from (or to) these addresses to be covered by this policy. (The Subnet
address is supplied as the default IP address when using the VPN Wizard).
• Remote. IP address or address range of the remote network. Traffic must be to (or from) these
addresses to be covered by this policy. (The VPN Wizard default requires the remote LAN IP
address and subnet mask).
• Auth. Specifies the authentication hashing method to be used (either SHA-1 or MD5).
• Encr. Specifies the encryption protocol used for the VPN data (VPN Wizard default is
enabled).
• Action. Allows you to edit individual policies to make changes or modifications.

VPN Tunnel Connection Status

Recent VPN tunnel activity is shown on the IPSec Connection Status screen (accessed by
selecting VPN from the main menu and Connection Status from the submenu).You can set a Poll
Interval (in seconds) to check the connection status of all active IKE Policies to obtain the latest
VPN tunnel activity. The Active IPSec (SA) table also lists current data for each active IPSec SA
(Security Association):
• Policy Name. The name of the VPN policy associated with this SA.
• Endpoint. The IP address on the remote VPN Endpoint.
• Tx (KBytes). The amount of data transmitted over this SA.
• Tx (Packets). The number of packets transmitted over this SA.
Virtual Private Networking
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