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  • Page 1

    NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-1 v1.0, June 2007 Appendix B NETGEAR VPN Configuration DG834GSP to FVL328 This appendix is a case study on how to configure a secure IPSec VPN tunnel from a NETGEAR DG834GSP to a FVL328. This case study follows the VPN Consortium in teroperability profile guidelines (found at http://www .vpnc.or g/Inter opPr ofiles/Inter[...]

  • Page 2

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-2 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 S tep-By-Step Configuration 1. Configure the DG834GSP as in the Gateway-to -Gateway procedures using the VPN Wizard (see “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Co nfiguration” on page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate network addr[...]

  • Page 3

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-3 v1.0, June 2007 Figure B-2 toFVL328 10.5.6.1 172.23. 9.1 toFVL328 22.23.24. 25 10 10 5 6 172 23 9 Click VPN Policies under Advanced - VPN to invoke this screen[...]

  • Page 4

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-4 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 2. Configure the FVL328 as in the Gateway-to-Gatewa y procedures for the VPN W izard (see “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Configuration” o n page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate network addresses for the environment. a. I[...]

  • Page 5

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-5 v1.0, June 2007 Figure B-3 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 22.23.24.25 14.15.16.1 7 14.15.16.17 22.23.24.25 14.15.16.17 172.23.9.1 10 .5.6.1 172 23 9 10 5 6 1 Click IKE Policies under VPN to invoke this screen Click VPN Policies under VPN to invoke th[...]

  • Page 6

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-6 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 3. T est the VPN tunnel by pinging the remote network from a PC attached to the DG834GSP. a. Open the command prompt (S tart -> Run -> cmd) b. ping 172.23.9 .1 DG834GSP with FQDN to FVL328 This appendix is a case study on how to conf igu[...]

  • Page 7

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-7 v1.0, June 2007 T able B-2. Profile Summa ry VPN Consortium Scenario: Scenario 1 T ype of VPN LAN-to-LAN or Gateway- to-Gateway (not PC/Client-to-Gateway) Security Scheme: IKE with Preshared Secret/Key (not Certificate-based) IP Addressing: NETGEAR-Gateway A [...]

  • Page 8

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-8 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 The Use of a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Many ISPs (Internet Service Pr oviders) provide connectivity to their customers using dynamic instead of static IP addressing. This means that a user ’ s IP address do es not remain constant ov[...]

  • Page 9

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-9 v1.0, June 2007 3. On the DG834GSP, configur e the Dynamic DNS settings. a. Browse to the Dynamic DNS Setup Screen (see Figure B-6 ) in the Advanced menu. b. Configure this screen with appropriate ac count and hostname settings an d then click Apply . • Che[...]

  • Page 10

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-10 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 4. On the FVL328, configure th e Dynamic DNS settings. Assume a properly configured DynDNS account. a. Browse to the Dynamic DNS Setup Screen (see Figure B-8 ) in the Advanced menu. b. Select the DynDNS.org radio button (see Figure B-8 ), con[...]

  • Page 11

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-11 v1.0, June 2007 c. Click Show S tatus . The resulting screen should show Update OK: good (see Figure B-10 ). Figure B-9 Figure B-10[...]

  • Page 12

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-12 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 5. Configure the DG834GSP as in the Gateway-to -Gateway procedures using the VPN Wizard (see “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Co nfiguration” on page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate network addresses for the environment. [...]

  • Page 13

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-13 v1.0, June 2007 Figure B-1 1 Note: The pings may fail the first time. If th is happens, try the pings a second time.[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-14 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 Configuration Summary (T elecommuter Example) The configuration in this document follows the add ressing and configuration mechanics defin ed by the VPN Consortium. Gather all the necessary information befo re you begin the configuration proc[...]

  • Page 15

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-15 v1.0, June 2007 • Step 2: Configuring the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client on the Remote PC at the T elecommuter ’ s Home Office con figures the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client endpoint. S tep 1: Configuring the Clien t-to-Gateway VPN T u nnel on the VPN Router at [...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-16 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 Figure B-13 Fully Qualified Domain Name toDG834G .com (in this example) Fully Qualified Domain Name from DG834G .com (in this example) fromDG834GSP (in the example) Dynamic IP address Subnet addr ess Single addr ess 192.168.0. 1 (in this exam[...]

  • Page 17

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-17 v1.0, June 2007 2. Click Apply when done to get the VPN Policie s scre en. T o view or modify the tunnel settings, select th e radio button next to the tunnel entry and click Edit . Figure B-14[...]

  • Page 18

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-18 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 S tep 2: Configuring the NETGE AR ProSafe VPN C lient on the Remote PC at the T elecomm uter ’ s Home O ffice This procedure describes how to configure th e 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834GSP. W e will assume the PC running [...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-19 v1.0, June 2007 b. From the Edit menu of the Security Policy Editor , click Add , then Connection . A New Connection listing appears in the list of policies. Rename the New Connection so that it matches the Connection Name you entered in the VPN Se ttings of[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-20 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 c. Select Secur e in the Connection Security check-box group. d. Select IP Subnet in the ID T ype menu. e. In this example, typ e 10.1.1.1 in the Subnet field as the network address of the DG834GSP. f. Enter 255.255.255.0 in the Mask field as[...]

  • Page 21

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-21 v1.0, June 2007 b. Click on the Security Policy subheading to show the Security Policy menu. c. Select the Main Mode in the Select Phase 1 Negotiation Mode check box. 4. Configure the VPN Client Identity . In this step, you will provide information about the[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-22 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 a. In the Network Security Policy list on the left side of the Security Policy Editor window , click My Identity . b. Choose None in the Select Certificate menu. c. Select Domain Name in the ID T ype menu and enter toDG834G.com (in this examp[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-23 v1.0, June 2007 e. Click the Pre-Shar ed Key button. f. In the Pre-Sh ared Key dialog box, click the Enter Key button. Enter the DG834GSP's Pre-Shar ed Key and click OK . In this example, 12345678 is entered. This field is case sensitive. 5. Configure t[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-24 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 c. In the Authentication Method menu, select Pre-Shar ed key . d. In the Encry pt A l g menu, select the type of encr yption. In this example, use T riple DES . e. In the Hash Alg menu, select SHA-1 . f. In the SA Li fe menu, select Unspecifi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-25 v1.0, June 2007 a. Expand the Key Exchange subheading by double clicking its name or clickin g on the “+” symbol. Then select Propos al 1 below Key Exchange . b. In the SA Li fe menu, select Unspecified . c. In the Compression menu, select None . d. Chec[...]

  • Page 26

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-26 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 T o check the VPN Connection , you can initiate a request from the remote PC to the VPN router ’ s network by using the Connect option in the ADSL Modem W ireless Router menu bar (see Figure B-22 ). Since the remote PC has a dynamically ass[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-27 v1.0, June 2007 c. Ty p e ping -t 10.1.1.1 , and then click OK . This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the VPN router . After between several seconds and two minutes, the pi ng response should change from timed out to rep l y . Once the connection [...]

  • Page 28

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-28 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 Monitoring the VPN T unnel (T elecommuter Example) V iewing the PC Client’ s Conn ection Monitor and Log V iewer T o view information on the progress and status of the VPN client connectio n, open the 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Mod[...]

  • Page 29

    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-29 v1.0, June 2007 While the connection is being established, the Connection Name field in this menu will show SA before the name of the connection. When the connection is successful, the SA will change to the yellow key symbol. V iewing the VPN Router ’ s VP[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-30 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007 2. T o view the VPN tunnels status, click the VPN S tatus link on the right side of the main menu. Figure B-27[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-31 v1.0, June 2007[...]

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    Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP B-32 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.0, June 2007[...]