Nortel Networks 620 User Manual

Configuration via Local Pages

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Selecting the LAN to

LAN application

In Expert Mode, click VPN > LAN to LAN. As a result, the following page is shown

This page contains two main tab pages. Select one of the alternative pages, 
according to which VPN context best describes your situation.

When you know the network address or domain name of the remote Security 
Gateway, your SpeedTouch™ can either 

 to set up an IPSec 

tunnel to that remote Gateway, or it 

 until the remote gateway 

requests to set up a tunnel. 
If this is the VPN context that best describes you situation, then select 
Remote Gateway Address Known.
and proceed with section 

Alternatively, there may be 

 to set up a VPN 

tunnel. In your situation you rather 

 until a remote Gateway requests you 

to set up a tunnel. In this situation you may not even know the location of the 
Remote Gateway. In this case, select 
Remote Gateway Address Unknown.
and proceed with section 

In a simple LAN to LAN connection where two peers are connected, at least one of 
the peers should be configured via Remote Gateway Address Known.

Outline of a

configuration procedure

Perform the following steps to configure your LAN to LAN application:

On the LAN to LAN Web page, select either Remote Gateway Address Known 
or Remote Gateway Address Unknown.

Configure the Remote Gateway parameters.

Define the Connection parameters.

Save the configuration.

The configuration pages you encounter during this procedure are described in more 
detail below.