Cisco RVS4000 - Gigabit Security Router User's Guide download pdf (Page 29)

Chapter 5

Setting Up and Configuring the Router

4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN

VPN > VPN Client Accounts

Use this page to administer your VPN Client users. Enter the

information at the top of the screen and the users you’ve

entered will appear in the list at the bottom, showing their

status. This will work with the Linksys QuickVPN client

only. (The Router supports up to five Linksys QuickVPN

Clients by default. Additional QuickVPN Client licenses

can be purchased separately. See www.linksys.com for

more information.)

VPN > VPN Client Accounts

Username Enter the username using any combination of

keyboard characters.

Password Enter the password you would like to assign to

this user.

Re-enter to Confirm Retype the password to ensure it

has been entered correctly.

Allow User to Change Password This option determines

whether the user is allowed to change their password.

VPN Client List Table

No. Displays the user number.

Active When checked, the designated user can connect,

otherwise the VPN client account is disabled.

Username Displays the username.

Edit This button is used to modify the username or

password, and to allow/deny the user permission to

change their password.

Remove This button is used to delete a user account.

Certificate Management

This section allows you to manage the certificate used

for securing the communication between the router and

QuickVPN clients.

Generate Click this button to generate a new certificate

to replace the existing certificate on the router.

Export for Admin Click this button to export the certificate

for administrator. A dialog will ask you to specify where

you want to store your certificate. The default file name

is “RVS4000_Admin.pem” but you can use another name.

The certificate for administrator contains the private key

and needs to be stored in a safe place as a backup. If the

router’s configuration is reset to the factory default, this

certificate can be imported and restored on the router.

Export for Client Click this button to export the certificate

for client. A dialog will ask you where you want to store

your certificate. The default file name is “RVS4000_Client.

pem” but you can use another name. For QuickVPN users

to securely connect to the router, this certificate needs to

be placed in the install directory of the QuickVPN client.

Import Click this button to import a certificate previously

saved to a file using Export for Admin or Export for

Client. Enter the file name in the field or click Browse to

locate the file on your computer, then click Import.

Certificate Last Generated or Imported This displays

the date and time when a certificate was last generated

or imported.

Click Save Settings to save your settings. Click Cancel

Changes to cancel any changes you have entered.

VPN > VPN Passthrough

IPSec PassThrough Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is

a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange

of packets at the IP layer. IPSec Passthrough is enabled by

default to allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router.

To disable IPSec Passthrough, select Disabled.

PPTP PassThrough Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

(PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be

tunneled through an IP network. PPTP Passthrough is

enabled by default. To disable it, select Disabled.

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