User's Manual

7. Virtual Private Networking

Setting up secure encrypted communications

This chapter describes how to use the virtual private networking (VPN) features of the wireless

modem router. VPN communications paths are called tunnels. VPN tunnels provide secure,

encrypted communications between your local network and a remote network or computer. See

Appendix B, NETGEAR VPN Configuration.

This chapter is organized as follows:

• Overview of VPN Configuration

• Plan a VPN

• VPN Tunnel Configuration

• Set Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN Configuration

• Set Up a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Configuration

• VPN Tunnel Control

• Set Up VPN Tunnels in Special Circumst

ances