NETGEAR DGN2200v4 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Set Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN

This section describes using the VPN Wizard to set up the VPN tunnel. If you want to

manually specify the settings, see

Auto Policy Example

on page

112.



To configure a client-to-gateway VPN tunnel:

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced - VPN > VPN Wizard

.

2.

Click

3.

Fill in the Connection Name and pre-shared key

fields.

The connection name is for convenience and does not affect how the VPN tunnel

functions.

4.

Select

A remote VPN client (single computer)

radio button and click

The Summary screen displays:

Note:

To view the VPNC-recommended authentication and encryption

settings used by the VPN Wizard, click the

here

link.

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5.

Click

Done

.

The VPN Policies screen displays, showing that the new tunnel is enabled:

6.

(Optional) To view or modify a tunnel’s settings, select its radio button and click

Edit

.

7.

Use VPN client software on the computer to configure it as a VPN client.

Add a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnel

This section describes how to use the VPN Wizard to set up the VPN tunnel between two

gateways. The LAN IP address ranges of each VPN endpoint have to be different. The

connection will fail if both are using the default address range of 192.168.0.x.



To add a gateway-to-gateway VPN tunnel:

1.

Log in to Gateway A on LAN A.

2.

Select

Advanced > Advanced - VPN > VPN Wizard

.

3.

Click

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4.

Fill in the Connection Name and pre-shared key fields. Select the

A remote VPN Gateway

radio button and click

5.

Fill in the IP address or FQDN for the target VPN endpoint WAN connection, and click

6.

Fill in the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields for the target endpoint that can use this tunnel,

and click

The VPN Wizard Summary screen displays:

To view the VPNC-recommended authentication and encryption settings used by the

VPN Wizard, click the

here

link.

7.

Click

Done

on the Summary screen.

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The VPN Policies screen displays, showing that the new tunnel is enabled.

8.

Repeat these steps for the gateway on LAN B, and pay special attention to the following

network settings:

•

WAN IP of the remote VPN gateway (for example, 14.15.16.17)

•

LAN IP settings of the remote VPN gateway:

-

IP address (for example, 192.168.0.1)

-

Subnet mask (for example, 255.255.255.0)

-

Pre-shared key (for example, 12345678)

Activate a VPN Tunnel

To activate a VPN tunnel, you can use the VPN Status screen or start using the tunnel.



To use the VPN Status screen to activate a VPN tunnel:

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced - VPN > VPN Status

, and click the

VPN Status

button.

The Current VPN Tunnels (SAs) screen displays.

2.

Click

Connect

for the VPN tunnel that you want to activate.



To activate a VPN tunnel by using it:

Use a web browser to go to a URL whose IP address or range is covered by the policy for

that VPN tunnel.

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View or Change the Status of a VPN Tunnel

The VPN Status/Log screen displays the status.



To check the status of a VPN tunnel:

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced - VPN > VPN Status

.

The VPN Status/Log screen displays:

This log shows the details of recent VPN activity, including the building of the VPN tunnel.

If there is a problem with the VPN tunnel, refer to the log for information about what might

be the cause of the problem.

2.

(Optional) Click

Refresh

to see the most recent entries.

3.

(Optional) Click

Clear Log

to delete all log entries.

4.

Click the

VPN Status

button.

The Current VPN Tunnels (SAs) screen displays.

This screen lists the following data for each active VPN tunnel.

•

SPI

. Each SA has a unique (security parameter index (SPI) for traffic in each

direction. For manual key exchange, the SPI is specified in the policy definition. For

automatic key exchange, the SPI is generated by the IKE protocol.

•

Policy Name

. The VPN policy associated with this SA.

•

Remote Endpoint

. The IP address on the remote VPN endpoint.

•

Action

. Either a Drop or a Connect button.

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