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Prestige 334 User’s Guide

Chapter 15 VPN Screens

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In the web configurator, click VPN and the SA Monitor tab. Use this screen to display and 
manage active VPN connections.

A Security Association (SA) is the group of security settings related to a specific VPN tunnel. 
This screen displays active VPN connections. Use Refresh to display active VPN 
connections. This screen is read-only. The following table describes the labels in this tab.

Encryption Algorithm

Select DES or 3DES from the drop-down list box. The Prestige's encryption 

algorithm should be identical to the secure remote gateway. When DES is 

used for data communications, both sender and receiver must know the same 

secret key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the message. The DES 

encryption algorithm uses a 56-bit key. Triple DES (3DES) is a variation on 

DES that uses a 168-bit key. As a result, 3DES is more secure than DES. It 

also requires more processing power, resulting in increased latency and 

decreased throughput.

Authentication 

Algorithm

Select SHA1 or MD5 from the drop-down list box. MD5 (Message Digest 5) 

and SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate 

packet data. The SHA1 algorithm is generally considered stronger than MD5, 

but is slower. Select MD5 for minimal security and SHA-1 for maximum 

security. 

Encryption Key (Only 

with ESP)

With DES, type a unique key 8 characters long. With 3DES, type a unique 

key 24 characters long. Any characters may be used, including spaces, but 

trailing spaces are truncated.

Authentication Key

Type a unique authentication key to be used by IPSec if applicable. Enter 16 

characters for MD5 authentication or 20 characters for SHA-1 authentication. 

Any characters may be used, including spaces, but trailing spaces are 

truncated.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 53   Rule Setup: Manual

Note: When there is outbound traffic but no inbound traffic, the 
SA times out automatically after two minutes. A tunnel with no 
outbound or inbound traffic is "idle" and does not timeout until 
the SA lifetime period expires.See

 to 

have the Prestige renegotiate an IPSec SA when the SA 
lifetime expires, even if there is no traffic.