ZyXEL Communications HW-D Series User Manual

P-662H/HW-D Series User’s Guide

Chapter 16 VPN Screens

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The two ZyXEL Devices in this example can complete negotiation and establish a VPN 
tunnel.

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. 

Table 92   Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

Local ID type: E-mail

Local ID type: IP

Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

Local ID content: 1.1.1.2

Peer ID type: IP

Peer ID type: E-mail

Peer ID content: 1.1.1.2

Peer ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

Table 93   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