VPN Setup Screen

Label
Description
No.
This is the VPN policy index number. Click a number to edit VPN policies.
Active
This field displays whether the VPN policy is active or not. A Yes signifies that this VPN policy is active. No signifies that this VPN policy is not active.
Name
This field displays the identification name for this VPN policy.
Local Address
This is the IP address(es) of computer(s) on your local network behind your ZyXEL Device.
The same (static) IP address is displayed twice when the Local Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Single.
The beginning and ending (static) IP addresses, in a range of computers are displayed when the Local Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Range.
A (static) IP address and a subnet mask are displayed when the Local Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Subnet.
Remote Address
This is the IP address(es) of computer(s) on the remote network behind the remote IPSec router.
This field displays N/A when the Secure Gateway Address field displays 0.0.0.0. In this case only the remote IPSec router can initiate the VPN.
The same (static) IP address is displayed twice when the Remote Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Single.
The beginning and ending (static) IP addresses, in a range of computers are displayed when the Remote Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Range.
A (static) IP address and a subnet mask are displayed when the Remote Address Type field in the VPN-IKE (or VPN-Manual Key) screen is configured to Subnet.
Encap.
This field displays Tunnel or Transport mode (Tunnel is the default selection).
IPSec Algorithm
This field displays the security protocols used for an SA.
Both AH and ESP increase ZyXEL Device processing requirements and communications latency (delay).
Secure Gateway IP
This is the static WAN IP address or URL of the remote IPSec router. This field displays 0.0.0.0 when you configure the Secure Gateway Address field in the VPN-IKE screen to 0.0.0.0.
Modify
Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the VPN configuration.
Click the Remove icon to remove an existing VPN configuration.
Apply
Click this to save your changes and apply them to the ZyXEL Device.
Cancel
Click this return your settings to their last saved values.