Netgear Dgn2200v4 N300 Wireless Adsl2 Plus Modem Router User Manual

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By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the 
following to occur when the limit is attained:
•The Internet LED flashes green or amber. 
•The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.
7. Click the Apply button.
The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic.
Click the Refresh button to update the Traffic Statistics section.
Click the Traffic Status button to...

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9.   Virtual Private Networking
This chapter describes how to use the virtual private networking (VPN) features of the modem 
router. VPN communications paths are called tunnels. VPN tunnels provide secure, encrypted 
communications between your local network and a remote network or computer. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Overview of VPN Configuration 
•Set Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN  
•Add a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnel 
•Activate a VPN Tunnel 
•View or Change the Status of a...

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Overview of VPN Configuration
The modem router supports both client-to-gateway and gateway-to-gateway \
VPN tunnels. 
The modem router supports up to five concurrent tunnels.
Client-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels
Client-to-gateway VPN tunnels provide secure access from a remote comput\
er, such as a 
telecommuter connecting to an office network.
Modem router
VPN tunnel
PC running NETGEAR
ProSafe VPN Client
Figure 12. Telecommuter VPN...

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Set Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN
This section describes using the VPN Wizard to set up the VPN tunnel. If\
 you want to 
manually specify the settings, see Auto Policy Example on page
 11 0.
To configure a client-to-gateway VPN tunnel: 
1.  Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced - VPN > VPN Wizard . 
2. Click  Next.
3. Fill in the Connection Name and pre-shared key  fields.
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5. 
Click  Done. 
The VPN Policies screen displays, showing that the new tunnel is enabled\
:
6.  (Optional) To view or modify a tunnel’s settings, select its radio button and click  Edit. 
7.  Use VPN client software on the computer to configure it as a VPN client.\
 
Add a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnel
This section describes how to use the VPN Wizard to set up the VPN tunne\
l between two 
gateways. The LAN IP address ranges of...

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4. 
Fill in the Connection Name and pre-shared key fields. Select the  A remote VPN Gateway 
radio button and click  Next.
5. Fill in the IP address or FQDN for the target VPN endpoint WAN connection, and click  Next. 
6.  Fill in the IP 
 Address and Subnet Mask fields for the target endpoint that can use this\
 tunnel, 
and click  Next.
The VPN Wizard Summary screen displays: 
To view the VPNC-recommended authentication and...

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The VPN Policies screen displays, showing that the new tunnel is enabled\
.
8. 
Repeat these steps for the gateway on  LAN B, and pay special attention to the following 
network settings:
• W
AN IP of the remote VPN gateway (for example, 14.15.16.17)
•LAN IP settings of the remote VPN gateway:
- IP address (for example, 192.168.0.1)
- Subnet mask (for example, 255.255.255.0)
- Pre-shared key (for example, 12345678)
Activate a VPN...

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View or Change the Status of a VPN Tunnel
The VPN Status/Log screen displays the status.
To check the status of a VPN tunnel:
1. 
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced - VPN > VPN Status. 
The VPN Status/Log screen displays:
This log shows the details of recent VPN activity, including the building of the VPN tunnel.  If there is a problem with the VPN tunnel, refer to the log for informat\
ion about what might 
be the cause of the...

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•
SLifeTime (Secs) . The remaining soft lifetime for this SA in seconds. When the soft 
lifetime becomes 0 (zero), the SA (security association) is renegoti\
ated. 
• HLifeT
ime (Secs). The remaining hard lifetime for this SA in seconds. When the hard 
lifetime becomes 0 (zero), the SA (security association) is terminat\
ed. (It is 
reestablished if necessary.) 
Deactivate a VPN Tunnel
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Delete a VPN Tunnel
To delete VPN tunnel:
1. 
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced - VPN > VPN Policies.
2. Select the radio button for the VPN tunnel.
3.  Click  Delete .
Auto Policy Example
You need to configure matching VPN settings on both VPN endpoints. The outbound VPN 
settings on one end have to match to the inbound VPN settings on other e\
nd, and vice versa
Auto policy creates a typical automated Internet Key Exchange (IKE)...