Configuring VPN
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To authenticate by using a 3rd party CA:
You create a signing request from each peer gateway. Follow the steps above in
Sign a request using one of
the gateway's CAs
to sign it with a 3rd party CA.
Note that a 3rd party CA can issue *.crt, *.p12, or *.pfx certificate files.
1. Upload the certificate using the appropriate upload option.
a. Go to VPN > Installed Certificates.
b. Select the installed certificate that you asked the remote peer to sign.
c. Upload the certificate with the Upload Signed Certificate or Upload P12 Certificate option.
See
"Managing Installed Certificates" on page135
.
2. Make sure that the 3rd party CA is installed on both of the gateways.
Use the Add option in
"Managing Trusted CAs" on page259
.
To authenticate with an existing 3rd party certificate:
1. Create a P12 certificate for the local and peer gateway.
2. Upload the P12 certificate using the Upload P12 Certificate option on each gateway.
3. Make sure that the 3rd party CA is installed on both of the gateways.
Use the Add option in
"Managing Trusted CAs" on page259
.
Monitoring VPN
To make sure the VPN is working:
1. Pass traffic between the local and peer gateway.
2. Go to VPN > VPN Tunnels to monitor the tunnel status.
See
"Viewing VPN Tunnels" on page255
.
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