ZyXEL Communications P-661HW Series User Manual

P-661H/HW Series User’s Guide

Chapter 13 VPN Screens

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The two ZyXEL Devices in this example cannot complete their negotiation because ZyXEL 
Device B’s Local ID type is IP, but ZyXEL Device A’s Peer ID type is set to E-mail. An “ID 
mismatched” message displays in the IPSEC LOG. 

A pre-shared key identifies a communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation 
(see

for more on IKE phases). It is called “pre-shared” because you 

have to share it with another party before you can communicate with them over a secure 
connection.

Click an Edit icon in the 

 to edit VPN policies. 

Peer ID type: IP

Peer ID type: E-mail

Peer ID content: 1.1.1.2

Peer ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

Table 83   Mismatching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

Local ID type: IP

Local ID type: IP

Local ID content: 1.1.1.10

Local ID content: 1.1.1.10

Peer ID type: E-mail

Peer ID type: IP

Peer ID content: aa@yahoo.com

Peer ID content: N/A

Table 82   Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example