User guide

Chapter 3 – Using the Web Management Software
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48B71BAdd Manual Connection
49B72BAdd Manual Connection
Connection Name Enter a text name that will identify the connection for you.
Compression Check the compression checkbox to enable IPCOMP, the compression algorithm.
Authentication Method Select the authentication algorithms to be used for the respective security services.
Options are: MD5-96 and SHA1-96.
Authentication Key The VPN firewall could use either MD5-96 or SHA1-96 for authentication. For example,
MD5-96 could have a key of abcdefgh12345678.
Authentication
Protocol
Key Length Accepted Characters
SHA1-96 Must be 20 characters Alphanumeric characters
MD5-96 Must be 16 characters Alphanumeric characters
Encryption Method Select the encryption method. Options include: 3DES, AES- 128, AES-192, AES- 256, and
NULL (no encryption).
Encryption Key The RouteFinder can use any one of the methods specified in its encryption algorithm. For
example 3DES uses 24 alphanumeric characters (192 bits) as its encryption key. Example:
1234567890abcdefabcdabcd
Encryption
Protocol
Key Length Accepted Characters
Null Must be 24 characters Alphanumeric Characters
3DES Must be 24 characters Alphanumeric Characters
AES-128 Must be 16 characters Alphanumeric Characters
AES-192 Must be 24 characters Alphanumeric Characters
AES-256 Must be 32 characters Alphanumeric Characters
SPI Base The Security Parameter Index identifies a manual connection. The SPI is a unique
identifier in the SA (Secure Association – a type of secure connection) that allows the
receiving computer to select the SA under which a packet will be processed. The SPI Base