Netgear FVL328 FVL328 Reference Manual - Page 82

Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual Revision 2 Table 6-1. VPN Manual Policy Configuration Fields Field Description Authenticating Header (AH) Configuration AH specifies the authentication protocol for the VPN header. These settings must match the remote VPN endpoint. Note: The "Incoming" settings must match the "Outgoing" settings on the remote VPN endpoint, and the "Outgoing" settings must match the "Incoming" settings on the remote VPN endpoint. SPI - Incoming Enter a Hex value (3 - 8 chars). Any value is acceptable, provided the remote VPN endpoint has the same value in its "Outgoing SPI" field. SPI - Outgoing Enter a Hex value (3 - 8 chars). Any value is acceptable, provided the remote VPN endpoint has the same value in its "Incoming SPI" field. Enable Authentication Use this check box to enable or disable AH. Authentication is often not used, so you can leave the check box unselected. Authentication Algorithm If you enable AH, then select the authentication algorithm: • MD5 - the default • SHA1 - more secure Enter the keys in the fields provided. For MD5, the keys should be 16 characters. For SHA-1, the keys should be 20 characters. Key - In Enter the keys. • For MD5, the keys should be 16 characters. • For SHA-1, the keys should be 20 characters. Any value is acceptable, provided the remote VPN endpoint has the same value in its Authentication Algorithm "Key - Out" field. Key - Out Enter the keys in the fields provided. • For MD5, the keys should be 16 characters. • For SHA-1, the keys should be 20 characters. Any value is acceptable, provided the remote VPN endpoint has the same value in its Authentication Algorithm "Key - In" field. 6-12 May 2004, 202-10030-02 Virtual Private Networking