ZyXEL Communications 1000 User Manual

Chapter 25 IPSec VPN

ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide

The VPN Connection Add/Edit Gateway screen allows you to create a new VPN 
connection policy or edit an existing one. To access this screen, go to the 
Configuration > VPN Connection screen (see 

), and 

click either the Add icon or an Edit icon. If you click the Add icon, you have to 
select a specific VPN gateway in the VPN Gateway field before the following 
screen appears.

Disconnect

To disconnect an IPSec SA, select it and click Disconnect.

#

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

Status

The activate (light bulb) icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed 
when the entry is inactive.

The connect icon is lit when the interface is connected and dimmed when 
it is disconnected.

Name

This field displays the name of the IPSec SA.

VPN Gateway

This field displays the associated VPN gateway(s). If there is no VPN 
gateway, this field displays “manual key”.

Encapsulation This field displays what encapsulation the IPSec SA uses.
Algorithm

This field displays what encryption and authentication methods, 
respectively, the IPSec SA uses.

Policy

This field displays the local policy and the remote policy, respectively.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

Reset

Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings. 

Table 117   Configuration > VPN > IPSec VPN > VPN Connection (continued)