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CHAPTER 18
VPN
18.1 Overview
A virtual private network (VPN) provides secure communications over the the Internet. Internet
Protocol Security (IPSec) is a standards-based VPN that provides confidentiality, data integrity, and
authentication. This chapter shows you how to configure the Device’s VPN settings.
18.2 The IPSec VPN General Screen
Use this screen to view and manage your VPN tunnel policies. The following figure helps explain the
main fields in the web configurator.
Figure 127 IPSec Fields Summary
Click Security > IPSec VPN to open this screen as shown next.
Figure 128 Security > IPSec VPN
Local Network
Remote Network
VPN Tunnel