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Testing the Connections and Viewing Status Information, Testing the VPN Connection

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ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual 9. Enter the settings as explained in Table 5-6. Table 5-6. Security Policy Editor: Security Policy Settings Setting Description (or Subfield and Description) Select Phase 1 Negotiation Select the Aggressive Mode radio button. Mode Enable Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) Select the Enable Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) check box. From the drop-down list below, select Diffie-Hellman Group 2. Enable Replay Detection Leave the default setting, which is selection of the Enable Replay Detection check box. 10. Click the disk icon to save the configuration, or select File > Save from the Security Policy Editor menu. 11. Close the VPN ProSafe VPN client. Note: You do not need to open or change the settings on the Authentication (Phase 1) screen or its accompanying Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 screens, nor on the Key Exchange (Phase 2) screen or its accompanying Proposal 1 screen. Leave the default settings for these screens. Testing the Connections and Viewing Status Information Both the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client and the VPN firewall provide VPN connection and status information. This information is useful for verifying the status of a connection and troubleshooting problems with a connection. Testing the VPN Connection To test a client connection and view the status and log information, follow these steps. To test the client connection, from your PC, right-click the VPN client icon in your Windows toolbar, and then select the VPN connection that you want to test. In the example that is shown in Figure 5-15 on page 5-17, select Connect... > My Connections\MainOffice. 5-16 Virtual Private Networking Using IPsec Connections v1.0, April 2010

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ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual
5-16
Virtual Private Networking Using IPsec Connections
v1.0, April 2010
9.
Enter the settings as explained in
Table 5-6
.
10.
Click the disk icon to save the configuration, or select
File
>
Save
from the Security Policy
Editor menu.
11.
Close the VPN ProSafe VPN client.
Testing the Connections and Viewing Status Information
Both the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client and the VPN firewall provide VPN connection and
status information. This information is useful for verifying the status of a connection and
troubleshooting problems with a connection.
Testing the VPN Connection
To test a client connection and view the status and log information, follow these steps.
To test the client connection, from your PC, right-click the VPN client icon in your Windows
toolbar, and then select the VPN connection that you want to test. In the example that is shown in
Figure 5-15 on page 5-17
, select
Connect...
>
My Connections\MainOffice
.
Table 5-6. Security Policy Editor: Security Policy Settings
Setting
Description (or Subfield and Description)
Select Phase 1 Negotiation
Mode
Select the
Aggressive Mode
radio button.
Enable Perfect Forward
Secrecy (PFS)
Select the
Enable Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)
check box. From the
drop-down list below, select
Diffie-Hellman Group 2
.
Enable Replay Detection
Leave the default setting, which is selection of the
Enable Replay
Detection
check box.
Note:
You do not need to open or change the settings on the Authentication (Phase 1)
screen or its accompanying Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 screens, nor on the Key
Exchange (Phase 2) screen or its accompanying Proposal 1 screen. Leave the
default settings for these screens.