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Section

Field Description

Status

This field shows the connection status for the selected tunnel. The state is either

Connected

or

Disconnected

.

Buttons

Connect

Click this button to establish a connection for the current VPN tunnel. If you have

made any changes, click

Save Settings

to first apply your changes.

Disconnect

Click this button to break a connection for the current VPN tunnel.

View Log

Click this button to view the VPN log, which shows details of each established

tunnel.

Advanced Settings

If the Key Exchange Method is Auto (IKE), this button provides access to

additional settings relating to IKE. Click this button if the gateway is unable to

establish a VPN tunnel to the remote gateway, and make sure the Advanced

Settings match those on the remote gateway.



Phase 1 - Operation Mode

Select the method appropriate for the remote VPN endpoint.

–

Main

: Main mode is slower but more secure

–

Aggressive

: Aggressive mode is faster but less secure



Local Identity

Select the desired option to match the Remote Identity setting at the other end

of this tunnel.

–

Local IP Address: Your WAN (Internet) IP address

–

Name: Your domain name



Remote Identity

Select the desired option to match the Local Identity setting at the other end of

this tunnel.

–

Local IP Address: WAN (Internet) IP address of the remote VPN endpoint

–

Name: Domain name of the remote VPN endpoint.



Encryption

This is the Encryption algorithm used for the IKE SA. It must match the setting

used at the other end of the tunnel.

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View Log

The Security VPN View Log page shows events captured by the firewall. The log

displays the following items:



Description of the event



Number of events that have occurred



Last occurrence of an event



Target and source addresses

You can view the following logs from this page:



Access log



Firewall log



VPN log



Parental Control log

Click

Clear

to clear the log data.

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Control Access to the Gateway

Access Restrictions > IP Address Filtering

Use the Access Restrictions IP Filtering page to configure IP address filters. These

filters block a range of IP addresses from accessing the Internet.

Note:

If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,

contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential

gateway default advanced IP filtering settings.

Select the

IP Address Filtering

tab to open the Access Restrictions IP Address

Filtering page. After you make your selections, click

Save Settings

to apply your

changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Access Restrictions > MAC Address Filtering

Use the Access Restrictions MAC Address Filtering page to configure MAC address

filters. These filters permit you to allow or block a range of MAC addresses from

accessing the Internet based on MAC Address.

Note:

If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,

contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential

gateway default advanced IP filtering settings.

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Select the

MAC Address Filtering

tab to open the Access Restrictions MAC Address

Filtering page.

The Block/Pass drop down menu allows you to block or pass Internet access to the

MAC addresses of the devices you list in the MAC Address Filters table. The

following table describes the function of the Block/Pass drop down menu. After you

make your selections, click

Save Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Field Name

Description

MAC Filtering

Block Listed (Default)

Select

Block Listed

to deny Internet access to the MAC

addresses of the devices you list in the table. All other

MAC addresses will be allowed Internet access.

Pass Listed

Select

Pass Listed

to allow Internet access only to the

MAC addresses of the devices you list in the table. Any

MAC addresses

not

listed in the table will be denied

Internet access.

Function Keys

The following function keys appear on the Advanced Settings - MAC Address

Filtering page.

Key

Description

Apply

Saves the values you enter into the fields without closing

the page

Add MAC Address

Saves the MAC Address entered in the associated text

field

Remove MAC Address

Removes the selected MAC address

Clear All

Removes all defined MAC addresses

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Access Restrictions > Basic Rules

Access restrictions allow you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and

traffic, such as Internet access, designated applications, websites, and inbound traffic

during specific days and times. The Access Restrictions Basic Rules page allows you

to configure parental controls on the residential gateway, and to monitor the

individuals who are authorized to set parental controls.

Select the

Basic Rules

tab to open the Access Restrictions Basic Rules page.