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184 Chapter 4: Configuring Cisco VPN 3000 for Remote Access Using Preshared Keys
The group name that you established earlier was vpngroup02. Enter that in the Name field and
the associated password into the Password and Confirm Password fields. The password for
the IPSec group is the preshared key for the IPSec connection authentication. Click Next to
continue.
That’s all there is to it. Figure 4-41 shows that the new VPN connection, CorpConnect, has been
successfully created. Notice that you did not enter any IKE or IPSec configuration information.
Those values are pushed from the VPN concentrator during the initial connection.
Because anyone with the VPN Client and the correct group name and password can now create
a secure connection to your VPN 3000 Concentrator, you can see how important the group
password is to the security of the system. Be sure to use a strong password for this purpose,
and exercise strict control over issuing the password. Also, consider changing the password
frequently, even though your user community might object.
Click Finish to complete the creation process.
Figure 4-41 New Connection Complete
Clicking Finish returns you to the main VPN Client window, shown in Figure 4-42. Notice that
CorpConnect now shows in the Connection Entry window and the IP address of the remote
server shows in the lower window. Also notice that the Connect button is now active.
If you had additional connections defined to different servers or for different purposes (for
example, stricter security), you could access those other connections by clicking the arrow to
open the drop-down menu.
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