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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
• Configure: Clicking the Edit icon allows you to edit the VPN policy. Clicking the Delete
icon allows you to delete the VPN policy.
The predefined GroupVPN policies cannot be
deleted, so the Delete icons are dimmed. GroupVPN policies also have a Disk icon for
exporting the VPN policy configuration as a file for local installation by SonicWALL Global
VPN Clients.
The number of VPN policies defined, policies en
abled, and the maximum number of Policies
allowed is displayed below the table. You can define up to 4 GroupVPN policies, one for each
zone. These GroupVPN policies are listed by default in the VPN Policies table as WAN
GroupVPN, LAN GroupVPN, DMZ GroupVPN, and WLAN GroupVPN. Clicking on the edit
icon in the Configure column for the GroupVPN displays the VPN Policy window for configuring
the GroupVPN policy.
Below the VPN Policies table are the following buttons:
• Add - Accesses the VPN Policy window to configure site-to-site VPN policies.
• Delete - Deletes the selected (checked box before the VPN policy name in the Name
column. You cannot delete the GroupVPN policies.
• Delete All - Deletes all VPN policies in the VPN Policies table except the default GroupVPN
policies.
Navigating and Sorting the VPN Policies Entries
The VPN Policies table provides easy pagination for viewing a large number of VPN policies.
You can navigate a large number of VPN policies listed in the VPN Policies table by using the
navigation control bar located at the top right of the VPN Policies table. Navigation control bar
includes four buttons. The far left button displays the first page of the table. The far right button
displays the last page. The inside left and right arrow buttons moved the previous or next page
respectively.
You can enter the policy number (the number listed before the policy name in the # Name
column) in the Items field to move to a specific VPN policy. The default table configuration
displays 50 entries per page. You can change this default number of entries for tables on the
System > Administration page.
You can sort the entries in the table by clicking on the column header. The entries are sorted
by ascending or descending order. The arrow to the right of the column entry indicates the
sorting status. A down arrow means ascending order. An up arrow indicates a descending
order.
Currently Active VPN Tunnels
A list of currently active VPN tunnels is displayed in this section. The table lists the name of the
VPN Policy, the local LAN IP addresses, and the remote destination network IP addresses as
well as the peer gateway IP address.
Click the Renegotiate button to force the VPN Client to renegotiate the VPN tunnel.
Viewing VPN Tunnel Statistics
In the Currently Active VPN Tunnels table, click on the Statistics icon in the row for a tunnel to
view the statistics on that tunnel. The VPN Tunnel Statistics icon displays:
• Create Time: The date and time the tunnel came into existence.
• Tunnel valid until: The time when the tunnel expires and is force to renegotiate.
• Packets In: The number of packets received from this tunnel.