Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CWR-854 CNET
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www.cnetusa.com 1 VPN Setup for CNet’ s CWR-854 802.1 1g Wireless Router The instructions below are for getting an IPSec client to connect CNet’s wireless broadband router CWR-854(F) with VPN capab ility. The VPN feature can be used for secure remote access to a home or work network from anywhere on the Internet.
www.cnetusa.com 2 Connect securely to home/work computers over the Internet. You could be at work, at a friend’s house or on the road. Equipment Needed: 1- A solid broadband connection to the Intern et at home or work where CWR-854 is used. CWR-854 needs to be configured for IPSec VPN capability 2- A client system with a VPN client soft ware.
www.cnetusa.com 3 Router’s VPN Configuration: Please use the routers’s default IP ad dress 192.168.1.254 to access its con figuration..
www.cnetusa.com 4 As shown above, CWR-854 can store 10 different VPN profiles. We need to enable IPSec VPN and then click on edit to configure the first profile. - Use any name for the connection. - Authentication will be through the Pre-Shared Key (PSK).
www.cnetusa.com 5 The last step to finalize VP N configuration is to enter the PSK (Pre-Shared Key) and save settings. The router is now ready to accep t incoming VPN connections.
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www.cnetusa.com 7 Second Scenario: In this scenario the remote system is behind a NAT router for example another CWR- 854. The connection is from VPN clie nt >> NAT router>> Cable/DSL modem >> Internet >>Cable/DSL modem >>VPN router.
www.cnetusa.com 8 VPN Client Configuration The client software used for this test is SSH-Sentinel v1.4. The SSH Sentinel software is configured in two steps. The fi rst one involves the creation of a key management and the second one is the actual VPN security policy.
www.cnetusa.com 9 From the “New Authentication Key” window , select the “create a pre-shared key” radio button and click next..
www.cnetusa.com 10 In the next window, type a name and the same exact key you have entered in the router’s VPN configuration and click “Finish”..
www.cnetusa.com 11 Configuring SSH Sentinel Security Policy From the Security Policy window, click on the “Security Policy” tab, select VPN connections and click on “Add” button. In the “Add VPN Connection” window, ente r an IP address or a Domain Name associated with the WAN IP of the CNet router.
www.cnetusa.com 12 Click OK to save the changes and retu rn to the “Rule Properties” window..
www.cnetusa.com 13 Click on the IPSec/IKE proposal settings bu tton to view proposal parameters..
www.cnetusa.com 14 Click OK to go back to “Rule Properties” window. Click on the Advanced tab to view Security association lifetimes as well as Audit and som e other advanced settings. If the VPN client system is sitting behi nd a NAT device, you’ll need to check the box next to “Pass NAT device” using NAT-T.
www.cnetusa.com 15 At this stage we’ve completed SSH Sentin el configuration and we are ready to perform a diagnostic test. Click OK to go back to the SSH Sentinel Policy Editor window and click “Apply” to update s ecurity policy changes we’ve made.
www.cnetusa.com 16 We can now use the SSH Sentinel icon in th e task bar, select the VPN server and establish the VPN tunnel..
www.cnetusa.com 17 Testing VPN Connection To test the VPN connection, bring up a DOS window and try a ping to the IP address of one of the computers at home. If pi ng is successful then the connection is established and you should be able to see and map network drives to systems behind the VPN router.
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