How to Manage Ipsec Site Connections?

a. How do I view all of my IPsec site connections?

To view all of your Ipsec site connections, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Login to your account.

Step 2: Navigate to Services and then click on My Services.

Step 3: Click on your project.

Step 4: Navigate to Networks and then click on VPN.

Step 5: Click on the IPsec Site Connections tab to view all of your IPsec site connections.

b. How do I create an IPsec site connection?

To create an IPsec site connection, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Click on Add IPsec Connection.

Step 2: Enter the details and click on Add.

FieldDescription

Name

Enter the name assigned to the IPsec site connection.

Description

Enter a short explanation or notes about the IPsec site connection, providing context or purpose.

VPN service associated with this connection

Select the VPN service that this IPsec site connection will utilize.

Endpoint group for local subnet(s)

Select the group of local subnets that will be the part of this IPsec site connection.

IKE policy associated with this connection

Select the IKE policy that will be used for negotiating the security association for the connection.

IPsec policy associated with this connection

Select the IPsec policy that will dictates the encryption and authentication methods for the connection.

Peer gateway public IPv4/IPv6 Address or FQDN

Enter the public IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the remote peer gateway.

Peer router identity for authentication (Peer ID)

Enter the identity of the remote peer router used for authentication purposes in the connection.

Endpoint group for remote peer CIDR(s)

Select the group of CIDR blocks representing the remote peer’s network.

Remote peer subnet(s)

Enter the specific subnets on the remote peer side that are accessible via this IPsec site connection.

Pre-Shared Key (PSK) string

Enter the secret key used for authenticating the connection between the local and remote peers.

Maximum Transmission Unit size for the connection

Enter the maximum size of a packet that can be transmitted over the connection, affecting performance and fragmentation.

Dead peer detection interval

Enter the interval at which the system checks if the peer is still alive (in seconds)

Dead peer detection timeout

Enter the timeout duration after which a peer is considered dead if no response is received (in seconds).

Dead peer detection actions

Select the actions to be taken when a peer is detected as dead, such as hold, clear, disabled, restart and restart-by-peer.

Initiator state

Select the current state of the connection initiator from the below option: 1. Bi-directional 2. Response-only

Admin State

Enable the administrative state to make the connection in operational state.

c. How do I edit an IPsec site connection?

To edit an IPsec site connection, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Choose the IPsec site connection you want to edit, click on Select, and choose Edit connection from the drop-down menu.

Step 2: Update the details that you want to change and click on Submit.

d. How do I delete an IPsec site connection?

You can delete an IPsec site connection by clicking on Select and then selecting Delete connection from the drop-down menu.

e. How do I view an overview of the IPsec site connection?

To view an overview of the IPsec site connection, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Click on the IPsec site connection name for which you want to view the overview.

Step 2: Here, you can view the overview of the selected IPsec site connection.

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