The objective of this document is to show you how to use the Shrew Soft VPN client to connect with an IPSec VPN Server on the RV130 and RV130W. For information about how to do this, refer to the article Configuration of an IPSec VPN Server on RV130 and RV130W. Note: To be able to successfully setup and configure the Shrew Soft VPN client with an IPSec VPN server, you need to first configure the IPSec VPN server. Make sure to download the latest release of the client software. The RV130 and RV130W work as IPSec VPN servers, and support the Shrew Soft VPN client.
In my case, 172.x.x.x vs 10.x.x.IPSec VPN (Virtual Private Network) enables you to securely obtain remote resources by establishing an encrypted tunnel across the Internet. Rookie mistake, so please ensure these ranges are different. Initially, I made a mistake when setting up this connection where I had my local subnet conflicting with the Amazon VPC subnet. In order for the connection to authenticate, ensure both the Local Identity and Remote Identities are configured with the appropriate IP addresses for the two ends of the tunnel. I set the Google DNS server as the server for this connection. Step 5 - Configure Name Resolution Settings Note that the Host Name / IP Address should be set to the IP Address of the Amazon VPN Connection Tunnel (Click on the connection, and then tunnel details to view the two tunnel configurations to get this IP).Īddress 172.x.x.x is the local IP Address that will be used when the connection is established. Step 1 - Download and install the Shrew Soft VPN Access Manager from here: N.B.: This tip does not instruct on how to setup the VPN Amazon side, it's quite simple and is covered in many other tutorials.
You can, however, achieve a VPN connection with software and it can be useful if developing off a notebook which you take to multiple sites. Typically, Amazon does not support Software VPN solutions to connect to their network, they only support hardware devices, e.g., CISCO. For those that use Amazon EC2 Cloud Services and want to establish a VPN connection to a VPC, this tip discusses how to achieve a Software VPN connection in case you do not have dedicated hardware.
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