26: Configuring IPSec 
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Web Field/UCI/Package Option 
Web: Enabled 
UCI: strongswan.@connection[X].enabled 
Opt: enable 
Enables or disables IPSec connection. 
Web: Aggressive 
UCI: strongswan.@connection[X].aggressive 
Opt: aggressive 
Enables or disables IKE aggressive mode. 
Note: using aggressive mode along with PSK authentication 
is less secure method than main mode and should be 
avoided. 
Web: Name 
UCI: strongswan.@connection[X].name 
Opt: name 
Specifies a name for the tunnel. 
Web: Autostart Action 
UCI: strongswan.@connection[X].auto 
Opt: auto 
Specifies when the tunnel is initiated. 
When traffic routes this way. 
Loads a connection without starting it. 
Actively retries to establish the tunnel if it 
went down. 
Web: Connection Type 
UCI: strongswan.@connection[X].type 
Opt: type 
Defines the type of IPSec connection. 
Connection uses tunnel mode. 
Connection uses transport mode. 
Connection does not perform any IPSec 
processing. 
Connection drops all the packets. 
Table 74: Information table for connection settings