Netgear FVL328 FVL328 Reference Manual - Page 78

Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual Revision 2 Table 6-1. VPN Auto Policy Configuration Fields Field Description Traffic Selector These settings determine if and when a VPN tunnel will be established. If network traffic meets all criteria, then a VPN tunnel will be created. Local IP The drop-down menu allows you to configure the source IP address of the outbound network traffic for which this VPN policy will provide security. Usually, this address will be from your network address space. The choices are: • ANY for all valid IP addresses in the Internet address space Note: Choosing ANY sends all traffic through the tunnel, which will eliminate activities such as Web access. • Single IP Address • Range of IP Addresses • Subnet Address Remote IP The drop-down menu allows you to configure the destination IP address of the outbound network traffic for which this VPN policy will provide security. Usually, this address will be from the remote site's corporate network address space. The choices are: • ANY for all valid IP addresses in the Internet address space Note: Choosing ANY sends all traffic to the WAN through the tunnel, preventing for example, remote management or response to ping. • Single IP Address • Range of IP Addresses • Subnet Address Authenticating Header AH specifies the authentication protocol for the VPN header. These settings (AH) Configuration must match the remote VPN endpoint. Enable Authentication Use this check box to enable or disable AH for this VPN policy. Authentication Algorithm If you enable AH, then select the authentication algorithm: MD5 - the default, or SHA1 - more secure 6-8 Virtual Private Networking May 2004, 202-10030-02