User's Manual Part 2

Advanced Features

VPN Setup

The VPN (Virtual Private Network) feature in the Wireless ADSL Router allows you to create a

VPN connection between 2 Wireless ADSL Routers, or a remote PC to establish a VPN connec-

tion to the Wireless ADSL Router.

To establish a VPN connection from a remote PC to the Wireless ADSL Router, you need

suitable (IPSec) VPN client software on your PC.

For more information about VPNs, please refer to Appendix C - About VPNs.

VPN Policies

A "VPN Policy" contains all the configuration data for a particular VPN connection. Generally,

you will have to create one policy for each site you wish to connect to. The remote VPN Gate-

way (or client) needs to have matching configuration.

• Traffic covered by an enabled policy will automatically be sent via a VPN tunnel. If the VPN

tunnel does not exist, it will be created.

• The VPN tunnel is created according to the parameters in the SA (Security Association).

• The remote VPN Endpoint must have a matching SA, or it will refuse the connection.

There are 2 types of VPN Policies:

• Manual - All settings (including the keys) for the VPN tunnel are manually input at each

end (both VPN Endpoints).

• Auto - Some parameters for the VPN tunnel are generated automatically. This requires using

the IKE (Internet Key Exchange) protocol to perform negotiations between the 2 VPN End-

points.