ZyXEL Communications P-335WT User Manual
P-335 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 13 VPN Screens
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Note: Regardless of the ID type and content configuration, the Prestige does not
allow you to save multiple active rules with overlapping local and remote IP
addresses.
allow you to save multiple active rules with overlapping local and remote IP
addresses.
With main mode (s
provide identity protection. In this case the Prestige can only distinguish between up to eight
different incoming SAs that connect from remote IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP
addresses. The Prestige can distinguish up to eight incoming SAs because you can select
between three encryption algorithms (DES and 3DES), two authentication algorithms (MD5
and SHA1) and two key groups (DH1 and DH2) when you configure a VPN rule (
different incoming SAs that connect from remote IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP
addresses. The Prestige can distinguish up to eight incoming SAs because you can select
between three encryption algorithms (DES and 3DES), two authentication algorithms (MD5
and SHA1) and two key groups (DH1 and DH2) when you configure a VPN rule (
). The ID type and content act as an extra level of
identification for incoming SAs.
The type of ID can be a domain name, an IP address or an e-mail address. The content is the IP
address, domain name, or e-mail address.
address, domain name, or e-mail address.
Table 69 Local ID Type and Content Fields
LOCAL ID TYPE
CONTENT
IP
Type the IP address of your computer or leave the field blank to have the Prestige
automatically use its own IP address.
DNS
Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.
E-mail
Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this Prestige.
The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for identification purposes
only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address.
Table 70 Peer ID Type and Content Fields
PEER ID TYPE CONTENT
IP
Type the IP address of the computer with which you will make the VPN connection or
leave the field blank to have the Prestige automatically use the address in the Secure
Gateway Address field.
DNS
Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec
router.
E-mail
Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec
router.
The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for identification purposes
only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address. The domain name also does not
have to match the remote router’s IP address or what you configure in the Secure Gateway Address
field below.
13.8.1 ID Type and Content Examples
Two IPSec routers must have matching ID type and content configuration in order to set up a
VPN tunnel.
VPN tunnel.