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PepVPN Profile Settings
Name
This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile. The name can be any
combination of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, a-
z), underscores (_), dashes
(-), and/or non-leading/trailing spaces ( ).
Active
When this box is checked, this VPN
connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise,
it will be disabled.
Encryption
By default, VPN traffic is encrypted with 256-bit AES. If Off is selected on both sides
of a VPN connection, no encryption will be applied.
Authentication
Select from
By Remote ID Only
,
Preshared Key
, or
X.509
to specify the method
the Peplink Balance will use to authenticate peers. When selecting
By Remote ID
Only
, be sure to enter a unique peer ID number in the
Remote ID
field.
Remote ID /
Pre-shared Key
This optional field becomes available when Remote ID / Pre-shared Key
is
selected as the Peplink Balance’s VPN Authentication
method, as explained
above. Pre-shared Key defines the pre-
shared key used for this particular VPN
connection. The VPN connection's session key will be further protected by the pre-
shared key. The connection will be up only if the pre-
shared keys on each side
match. When the peer is running firmware 5.0+, this setting will be ignored.
Enter Remote IDs either by typing out each Remote ID and Pre-
shared Key, or by
pasting a CSV. If you wish to paste a CSV, click the
icon next to the “Remote ID
/ Preshared Key” setting.
Remote
These optional fields become available when X.509 is selected as the Peplink