Specifications
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Understanding Networking and IP Addressing
- Introduction to Networking
- Networking using IP
- Niagara Considerations
- Additional Information
- Configuration and Troubleshooting Tools
- Connecting on a LAN
- Connecting with Direct Dial
- Connecting to an ISP
- Using Security Technologies
- Configuration Files Used for Communication
- Glossary
- Index

Chapter 6 Using Security Technologies
Using a Virtual Private Network
Niagara Release 2.3
Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide Revised: May 22, 2002
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Figure 6-13 VPN in use at ABC Company.
Local IP Address:
209.252.1.27
VPN Address:
192.168.100.57
Internet
Firewall with Proxy
and NAT and
VPN handling
decryption and
authentication
from clients
NAT Addresses: 204.253.56.x
VPN Addresses: 192.168.100. x
ABC Company
Network: 192.168.1.x
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
IP Address:
192.168.1.125
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
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Ethernet Hub or Switch
Field Controllers
Field Controllers
IP Address:
DHCP assigned
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Web Supervisor
Site 1
Modem
LAN IP Addresses
External IP Address:
204.253.56.14
Inside IP Address:
192.168.1.53
Dial-in IP Addresses
IP Address for
RAS Server:
192.168.1.183
IP Address for
Dial-in Client:s:
192.168.1.184
LAN IP Addresses
Local IP Address:
192.168.1.120
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
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Network settings assigned
by DHCP on router:
IP address: 192.168.6.5
Default GW: 192.168.6.1
Internal port IP address:
192.168.6.1
External port IP address
Assigned by ISP:
209.98.36.10
Assigned by VPN:
192.168.100.12
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Subnet Mask:
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Network: 192.168.2.x
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
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Remote Engineering
Station with VPN
client
VPN Tunnel
Router
DSL or
Cable Modem
Router
with NAT, DHCP,
and VPN client
VPN Tunnel
JACE-NP