NETGEAR ADSL Firewall Router DG834 - Manual (Page 117)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
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Figure 7-29: Current VPN Tunnels (SAs) Screen
c. Look at the VPN Status/Log screen ( Figure 7-28 ) to verify that the tunnel is connected.
VPN Tunnel Control
Activating a VPN Tunnel
There are three ways to activate a VPN tunnel:
• Use the VPN Status page.
• Activate the VPN tunnel by pinging the remote endpoint.
• Start using the VPN tunnel.
Note: Refer to “Using Auto Policy to Configure VPN Tunnels” on page 7-36 to enable the IKE
keepalive capability on an existing VPN tunnel.
Using the VPN Status Page to Activate a VPN Tunnel
To use the VPN Status screen to activate a VPN tunnel, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the Router.
2. Open the DG834 management interface and click on VPN Status to get the VPN Status/Log
screen (
Figure 7-30 ).