Network Settings
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The Network Settings Tab is used to define the network configuration parameters required for the Client to communicate with the remote Client Gateway.

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Host Name or IP Address

Enter the host name or IP address for the VPN Client Gateway that will service this site. The use of a host name instead of static IP address is recommended when non-address Peer identifiers are used. This allows the the public gateway address to be modified without invalidating Client Site Configurations.

IKE UDP Port

Enter the UDP port that the VPN Client Gateway is using for IKE services. The default value for this setting is UDP port 500.

Fragment Packets Option

Enable this option if you would like the VPN Client IPSEC Daemon to perform IP Packet Pre Fragmentation. Enabling this option will also enable the IKE Fragmentation extension. The default value for this setting is Enabled.

Maximum Packet Size

When the Fragment Packets option is enabled, this value specifies the largest non-fragmented packet size allowed. If a packet size is larger than this value, fragmentation is performed. This setting applies to both IP Packet Pre Fragmentation and IKE Packet Fragmentation. The default setting for this value is 540 bytes.

NAT-T Negotiations

Set this value to Enable or Force if you would like the VPN Client IPSEC Daemon to use the IKE and ESP NAT Traversal protocol extensions. When the value is set to Enable, the protocol extensions will only be used if the VPN Gateway also has support and NAT is detected. When the value is set to Force, the protocol extensions are used regardless of wether or not the VPN Gateway has support or NAT is detected. The default value for this setting is Enable.

NAT-T UDP Port

Enter the UDP port that the VPN Client Gateway is using for NAT-T services. The default value for this setting is UDP port 4500.

Keep-Alive Packet Rate

Enter the rate at which the Client IPSEC Daemon should send NAT-T Keep alive packets. Keep alive packets can help prevent problems from occurring when a Firewall or NAT exists between the VPN Client and the Peer Gateway. The default value for this setting is 30 seconds.