Quick Reference Guide

Reference Manual for the Model FVS318 Broadband ProSafe VPN Firewall
Virtual Private Networking 6-9
M-10146-01
Planning a VPN
When you set up a VPN, it is helpful to plan the network configuration and record the
configuration parameters on a worksheet. These topics are discussed below.
When you set up a VPN, it is helpful to plan the network configuration and record the
configuration parameters on a worksheet. These topics are discussed below and a blank
worksheets are provided at the end of this chapter on page 6-31.
To set up a VPN connection, you must configure each endpoint with specific identification and
connection information describing the other endpoint. You must configure the outbound VPN
settings on one end to match the inbound VPN settings on other end, and vice versa.
This set of configuration information defines a security association (SA) between the two points.
When planning your VPN, you must make a few choices first:
Authentication Protocol Use this drop-down list to select the authentication protocol:
• MD5 - the default
• SHA1 - more secure
Authentication Key Enter the key.
• For MD5, the key should be 16 characters.
• For SHA-1, the key should be 20 characters.
Any value is acceptable, provided the remote VPN endpoint has the same value
in its Authentication Protocol Key field.
Key Life The default is 3600 seconds (one hour).
IKE Life Time At the end of this time, the connection will drop, the security association will be
re-established, and the connection will be reactivated. The default is 28800
seconds (eight hours).
NETBIOS Enable If you need to run Microsoft networking functions such as Network
Neighborhood, click the NETBIOS Enable check box.
Note: NETGEAR will publish additional interoperability scenarios with various
gateway and client software products. Look on the NETGEAR web site at
www.netgear.com/docs/ for the HTML version of this manual.
Table 6-1. VPN Manual Keys Configuration Fields
Field Description