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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SETUP
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6.7 Virtual Private Network Setup
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides a secure connection between two remote locations or two users over the Internet. It
provides authentication to securely encrypt data communicated between the two remote endpoints. The EIR900 supports up
to 5 VPN tunnels, making it ideal for small-office and home-office (SOHO) users.
6.7.1 Viewing Status
View the status of currently configured VPN tunnels.
Note:
It is highly recommended to start with the Wizard to establish VPN tunnels. If you are an advanced user and
would like to manually configure VPN Settings, select Profile Setting for advanced VPN setting.
z No. The sequence number of the VPN tunnel.
z Name The name of the VPN tunnel.
z Type The type of VPN tunnel.
z Gateway/Peer IP Address The VPN gateway or peer IP
address.