User guide
IPsec User Guide
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Set-Up
IPSechasawidevarietyofuserconfigurationoptions.When
IPSecisenabled,itmustbedoneforthepurposeofcreatinga
VPNtunnelwithacorporateVPNbox.InorderfortheSierra
WirelessAirLinkmodemtocommunicatewiththeVPNbox,
themodemmustbeconfiguredtosupport
atleastoneofthe
securitypoliciesoftheVPNbox.Hence,theVPNboxsecurity
configurationmustbeavailableasareferencebeforeconfig
‐
uringtheAirLinkmodemforIPSec.
Theinstallationstepsareasfollows:
1. ForStaticIP:Usingyourmodem’sstaticIP,configureyour
CiscoVPNtoallowatunneltobeestablishedwithyour
modem’sIPaddress.
2. ForDynamicIP:ConfigureyourCiscoVPNtoallowa
tunneltobeestablisheddynamicallywithyourmodem’s
currentIPaddress
3. ConnectyourPCtothemodem,andlaunchAceManager.
NavigatetotheIPSecconfigurationscreen.Selectthe
parametersthatcorrespondtoyourCiscoconfiguration,
andpresstheWritebuttononthetop.CloseAceManager.
4. Openabrowserorotherapplicationandattemptto
communicatewithyourenterprisenetwork.
Modem Configuration Requirements
Themodemshouldbeprovisionedandcapableofpassing
trafficoverthecarriernetwork.Ifthemodemisnotprovi
‐
sioned,youwillneedtoactivateitinordertoconfigurethe
accountparameters.TheQuickStartGuideforyourmodem
willleadyouthroughthestepstoactivateorconfigureyour
modem.YoucanaccesstheQuickStartGuidesonthesupport
pageforyourmodem.For1xorEV
‐DOmodems,youwillalso
needaSetupWizard,whichisavailableonthesupportpageas
well.
ThemodemcanhaveastaticordynamicIPaddress,which
canbeobtainedfromAceManager.The IPaddressislistedas
thefirstdisplayedentryontheStatuspage.
Themodemfirmwareversionshouldbe3.3orhigher.Ifthe
modemfirmwareis3.2orlower,youwillneedtoupgradethe
modemfirmware.PleasecontactyourSierraWirelesssales
engineerfortheappropriatefirmwareupdateutility.