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USER GUIDE
BUSINESS SERIES
4-Port SSL/IPSec
VPN Router
Model: RVL200
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About This Guide Open Source About This Guide This product may contain material licensed to you under the GNU General Public License or other open-source Icon Descriptions software licenses. Upon request, open-source software While reading through the User Guide you may see source code is available at cost from Linksys for at least various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is three years from the product purchase date. a description of these icons: WEB: For detailed license
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 VPN Router to VPN Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Computer (using SSL VPN client software) to VPN Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 2: Product Overview 3 Front Panel. . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Setup > One-to-One NAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 One-to-One NAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Setup > MAC Clone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 MAC Clone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Setup > DDNS.
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Table of Contents QoS > QoS Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 QoS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 QoS > Queue Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Queue Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 QoS > DSCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Basic Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Access Rule Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Appendix H: Deployment in an Existing Network 80 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 LAN-to-LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 WAN-to-LAN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Appendix I: Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnel 82 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Appendix M: Multiple VLANs and Subnets 96 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 RVL200 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Basic Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Inter-VLAN Routing Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Appendix N: A
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Introduction Chapter VPN Router supports two of the most popular VPN tunnel Chapter : types, SSL and IPSec. There are two basic ways to create a VPN connection: Introduction • VPN Router to VPN Router Introduction to the Router • computer (using SSL VPN client software) to VPN Router Thank you for choosing the Linksys 4-Port SSL/IPSec VPN Router. The Router is an advanced Internet-sharing NOTE: The 4-Port SSL/IPSec VPN Router does network solution for your small business needs. Like a
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Introduction Chapter For additional information and instructions about Home creating your own VPN, visit the Linksys website at Internet www.linksys.com. VPN Router Central Office VPN Router VPN Router to VPN Router Computer (using SSL VPN client software) to VPN Router The following is an example of a computer-to-VPN Router VPN. In her hotel room, a traveling businesswoman connects to her Internet Service Provider (ISP). Her notebook computer has VPN client software that is configure
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Product Overview Chapter Back Panel Chapter : Product Overview Front Panel Reset The Reset button can be used in one of two ways, warm reset and reset to factory defaults. • Warm Reset If the Router is having problems connecting to the Internet, press and hold in Power (Green) The Power LED lights up green the Reset button for four seconds using the and stays on while the Router is powered on. tip of a pen. This is similar to pressing the power button on your computer to reboot Diag
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Installation Chapter Wall-Mounting Placement Chapter : The Router has two wall-mount slots on its bottom. The Installation distance between the two slots is 64.4 mm (2.535 inches). Two screws are needed to mount the Router. Physical Installation Suggested Mounting Hardware There are three ways to place the Router. The first way is to place it horizontally on a surface, so it sits on its four rubber feet. The second way is to stand the Router vertically on a surface. The third way is t
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Installation Chapter Cable Connection To connect network devices to the Router, follow these instructions: 1. Before you begin, make sure that all of your hardware is powered off, including the Router, computers, switches, and cable or DSL modem. 2. Connect your cable or DSL modem’s Ethernet cable to the Router’s Internet port. Connect to the Internet Port 3. Power on the cable or DSL modem. 4. Connect one end of an Ethernet network cable to one of the numbered ports on the back of the Ro
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 6. Click OK. Chapter 4: 7. Click the Security tab. Advanced Configuration 8. Click Custom Level. 9. Select Enable for Active scripting, Allow paste operations via script, and Scripting of Java applets. Overview For your convenience, use the Router’s web-based utility to set it up and configure it. This chapter will explain all of the functions in this utility. These are the main tabs of the utility: System Summary, Setup, DHCP, System Management, Port Mana
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 7. Select Allow cookies. How to Access the Web-Based Utility 8. Select Enable JavaScript. 1. For local access of the Router’s web-based utility, 9. Click Advanced. launch your web browser, and enter the Router’s default IP address, 9.8.. , in the Address field. 10. Select Enable ActiveX. Press the Enter key. Address Bar NOTE: If the Remote Management feature on the Firewall > General screen has been enabled, then users with administrative privileges c
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 Click to Install the Web Cache Cleaner 4. On the Security Warning screen, click Yes. System Summary Click Yes to Install 5. The Web Cache Cleaner will be installed in C:\\ WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files. Proceed to the rest of this chapter for information about the web- based utility. When you or another user logs out, a Warning screen will appear. It will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the History Item for the Router. Click Yes. Site Map System
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 System Up Time This is the length of time in days, hours, click Renew to update the DHCP Lease Time or get a new and minutes that the Router has been active. The current IP address. If the WAN port is set to PPPoE or PPTP, two time and date are also displayed. buttons, Connect and Disconnect, will be available. Mode It shows the Router’s Working Mode (Gateway or Port Statistics Router), and it hyperlinks to the Dynamic Routing section on the Advanced Routing
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 If you have not set up the e-mail server on the Log tab, LAN Setting the message, “E-mail cannot be sent because you have The MAC Address of the Router is displayed. not specified an outbound SMTP server address,” will be displayed. Device IP Address and Subnet Mask The default values are 192.168.1.1 for the Router’s local IP address and If you have set up the mail server but the log has not been 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask. generated due to the Log
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 subscribers use this connection type.) Your ISP assigns Default Gateway Address Enter the IP address of the these values. default gateway. DNS Server (Required) / If you select Use the Following DNS Server Addresses, enter your DNS server IP address(es) (enter at least one). Multiple DNS server IP settings are common. In most cases, the first available DNS entry is used. MTU The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) setting specifies the largest packet size pe
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 4 Keep Alive: Interval If you select the Keep Alive option, Default Gateway Address Enter the IP address of the the Router will send keep-alive packets as often as you default gateway. specify. The default Interval is 0 seconds. DNS Server (Required) / If you select Use the Keep Alive: Retry Times If you select the Keep Alive Following DNS Server Addresses, enter your DNS server option, the Router will send keep-alive packets as many IP address(es) (enter at
