Vigor2930 Series User’s Guide
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sending PING packets to the remote host, the Vigor router can 
know the true existence of this VPN connection and react 
accordingly. This is independent of DPD (dead peer 
detection). 
ISDN 
Build ISDN LAN-to-LAN connection to remote network. 
You should set up Link Type and identity like User Name and 
Password for the authentication of remote server. You can 
further set up Callback (CBCP) function below. This feature 
is useful for 
S
model only.
PPTP 
Build a PPTP VPN connection to the server through the 
Internet. You should set the identity like User Name and 
Password below for the authentication of remote server. 
IPSec Tunnel 
Build an IPSec VPN connection to the server through 
Internet. 
L2TP with … 
Build a L2TP VPN connection through the Internet. You can 
select to use L2TP alone or with IPSec. Select from below: 
None:
Do not apply the IPSec policy. Accordingly, the VPN 
connection employed the L2TP without IPSec policy can be 
viewed as one pure L2TP connection. 
Nice to Have:
Apply the IPSec policy first, if it is applicable 
during negotiation. Otherwise, the dial-out VPN connection 
becomes one pure L2TP connection. 
Must:
Specify the IPSec policy to be definitely applied on the 
L2TP connection. 
User Name 
This field is applicable when you select ISDN, PPTP or L2TP 
with or without IPSec policy above. 
Password 
This field is applicable when you select ISDN, PPTP or L2TP 
with or without IPSec policy above. 
PPP Authentication 
This field is applicable when you select ISDN, PPTP or L2TP 
with or without IPSec policy above. PAP/CHAP is the most 
common selection due to wild compatibility. 
VJ compression 
This field is applicable when you select ISDN, PPTP or L2TP 
with or without IPSec policy above. VJ Compression is used 
for TCP/IP protocol header compression. Normally set to 
Yes
to improve bandwidth utilization. 
IKE Authentication 
Method 
This group of fields is applicable for IPSec Tunnels and L2TP 
with IPSec Policy. 
Pre-Shared Key 
- Input 1-63 characters as pre-shared key. 
Digital Signature (X.509)
- Select one predefined Profiles set 
in the 
VPN and Remote Access >>IPSec Peer Identity
.
IPSec Security Method 
This group of fields is a must for IPSec Tunnels and L2TP 
with IPSec Policy.
Medium 
Authentication Header (AH)
means data will be 
authenticated, but not be encrypted. By default, this option is 
active. 
High (ESP-Encapsulating Security Payload)-
means 
payload (data) will be encrypted and authenticated. Select