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SONICWALL SONICOS ENHANCED 2.5 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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VPN > Settings
VPN Global Settings
The Global VPN Settings section displays the following information:
• Enable VPN must be selected to allow VPN policies through the SonicWALL security policies.
• Unique Firewall Identifier - the default value is the serial number of the SonicWALL. You can
change the Identifier, and use it for configuring VPN tunnels.
VPN Policies
All existing VPN policies are displayed in the VPN Policies table. Each entry displays the following
information:
•Name: Displays the default name or user-defined VPN policy name.
• Gateway: Displays the IP address of the remote SonicWALL. If 0.0.0.0 is used, no Gateway is
displayed.
• Destinations: Displays the IP addresses of the destination networks.
•Crypto Suite: Displays the type of encryption used for the VPN policy.
• Enable: Selecting the check box enables the VPN Policy. Clearing the check box disables it.
• Configure: Clicking the Edit icon allows you to edit the VPN policy. Clicking the Trashcan allows
you to delete the VPN policy. The predefined GroupVPN policies cannot be deleted, so the
Trashcan icons are dimmed. GroupVPN policies also have a Disk icon for exporting the VPN
policy configuration as a file for local installation by SonicWALL Global VPN Clients.
The number of VPN policies defined, policies enabled, and the maximum number of Policies allowed
is displayed below the table. You can define up to 4 GroupVPN policies, one for each Zone. These
GroupVPN policies are listed by default in the VPN Policies table as WAN GroupVPN, LAN
GroupVPN, DMZ GroupVPN, and WLAN GroupVPN. Clicking on the Edit icon in the Configure
column for the GroupVPN displays the VPN Policy window for configuring the GroupVPN policy.
Below the VPN Policies table are the following buttons:
•Add - Accesses the VPN Policy window to configure site-to-site VPN policies.
• Delete - Deletes the selected (checked box before the VPN policy name in the Name column. You
cannot delete the GroupVPN policies.
• Delete All - Deletes all VPN policies in the VPN Policies table except the default GroupVPN
policies.
Navigating and Sorting the VPN Policies Entries
The VPN Policies table provides easy pagination for viewing a large number of VPN policies. You
can navigate a large number of VPN policies listed in the VPN Policies table by using the navigation
control bar located at the top right of the VPN Policies table. Navigation control bar includes four
buttons. The far left button displays the first page of the table. The far right button displays the last
page. The inside left and right arrow buttons moved the previous or next page respectively.
You can enter the policy number (the number listed before the policy name in the # Name column) in
the Items field to move to a specific VPN policy. The default table configuration displays 50 entries
per page. You can change this default number of entries for tables on the System>Administration
page.
You can sort the entries in the table by clicking on the column header. The entries are sorted by
ascending or descending order. The arrow to the right of the column entry indicates the sorting status.
A down arrow means ascending order. An up arrow indicates a descending order.