R0106-HP MSR Router Series Layer 3 - IP Services Configuration Guide(V7)

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All VAM clients and the VAM server in an ADVPN domain must have the same pre-shared key. If they
have different pre-shared keys, they will fail to establish a connection.
To specify a pre-shared key for a VAM client:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter VAM client view.
vam client name client-name N/A
3. Specify a pre-shared key for
the VAM client.
pre-shared-key { cipher
cipher-string | simple
simple-string }
By default, no pre-shared key is
specified for a VAM client.
Setting the retry timer and retry times for a VAM client
A VAM client starts a retry timer after sending a request to the server. If the client receives no response
before the retry timer expires, it resends the request. If the client fails to receive a response after maximum
attempts (retry times), the client considers the server is unreachable.
The retry-times setting does not apply to register and update requests. The client sends those requests at
the retry interval until it goes offline.
To set the retry timer and retry times for a VAM client:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter VAM client view.
vam client name client-name N/A
3. Set the retry timer and retry
times.
retry interval time-interval count
retry-times
By default, the retry timer is 5
seconds, and the retry times are 3.
Setting the dumb timer for a VAM client
The VAM client starts the dumb timer after the timeout timer expires. The client does not process any
packets during the dumb time. When the dumb timer expires, the client sends a new connection request
to the VAM server.
To set the dumb timer for a VAM client:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter VAM client view.
vam client name client-name N/A
3. Set the dumb timer.
dumb-time time-interval
By default, the dumb time is 120
seconds.
Configuring a username and password for a VAM client
The VAM client uses the configured username and password for authentication on the server.
To configure a username and password for a VAM client: