ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1000 User Manual

Chapter 20 IPSec VPN

ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide

• Instead of using the pre-shared key, the ZyWALL and remote IPSec router check the 

signatures on each other’s certificates. Unlike pre-shared keys, the signatures do not have 
to match.

• The local and peer ID type and content come from the certificates.

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You must set up the certificates for the ZyWALL and remote IPSec router first.

The VPN Gateway summary screen displays the VPN gateways in the ZyWALL, as well as 
the ZyWALL’s address, remote IPSec router’s address, and associated VPN connections for 
each one. In addition, it also lets you activate and deactivate each VPN gateway.
To access this screen, click VPN > Network > IPSec VPN > VPN Gateway. The following 
screen appears.

Figure 205   VPN > IPSec VPN > VPN Gateway

Each field is discussed in the following table. See 

information.  

Table 95   VPN > IPSec VPN > VPN Gateway

#

This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific gateway.

Name

This field displays the name of the VPN gateway.

My address

This field displays the address of the VPN gateway. The address can be an 

interface or a domain name.

Secure Gateway

This field displays the IP address(es) of the remote IPSec routers.

VPN Connection

This field displays VPN connections that use this VPN gateway.