Netgear 05200007 User Manual

Using the Security Policy Editor

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This chapter describes how to use the Security Policy Editor of the NETGEAR VPN Client. 

The Security Policy Editor is the client module in which you (or your network security 
administrator) create, import, and export security policies. Only one security policy is in effect at 
any time. 

The policy contains connections and proposals that define the address of the remote (or other) 
party, the security level for the connection, how you identify yourself to the other party, and other 
attributes concerning the proposals and connections.

The sequence of the connections in the Network Security Policy list in the Security Policy Editor 
determines the order in which the client tests for a match between an incoming transmission and 
the proposed policies, and in turn defines the connection's security policy.

There are two ways to open the Security Policy Editor:

•

On the Windows desktop, click Start>Programs>NETGEAR ProSafe VPN 
Client>Security Policy Editor.

•

Right-click the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client icon>Security Policy Editor. 

Caution: Before attempting to configure the security policy, check with your network security 
administrator: your security policy may have been configured when the client was installed.