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Web Manager "Network" Menu Options 277
Configuring VPN Connections
6. Select either ESP or “AH” from the “Authentication protocol” pull-down
menu.
7. Select “Shared Secret” or “RSA public keys” from the “Authentication
method” pull-down menu.
8. If “Shared secret” is selected, enter the shared secret in the “Pre-Shared
key” field.
9. Set up the right and left hosts by doing the following steps.
a. Enter the name of the OnBoard (left host) or the remote computer
(right host) in the “ID” field.
b. Enter the IP address of the OnBoard (left host) or the remote
computer (right host) in the “IP Address” field.
c. Enter the IP address of the router through which the host’s packets
reach the Internet in the “NextHop” field.
d. Enter the netmask for the subnet in the “Subnet Mask” field.
10. If “RSA public keys” is selected in Step 7, do one of the following steps.
a. When configuring the left host, generate the key for the OnBoard and
use copy and paste to enter the key in the “RSA key” field.
b. When configuring the right host, find out the key from the remote
gateway (where the right host resides) and enter the key in the “RSA
key” field.
11. Select either “Ignore, “Add,” “Add and route,” or “Start” from the “Boot
Action pull-down menu.
12. Click OK.
13. Click “Save and apply changes.”
Configuring PPTP VPN Connections
The OnBoard administrator can define a single PPTP VPN connection with a
pool of IP addresses.
To configure the addresses used for all PPTP VPN connections between users
and the OnBoard, the administrative user needs to fill in the PPTP fields
shown in the following figure from the Network → VPN Connections Screen.