Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

About the Client
Address Pools
window
About the New Pool
window
Chapter 14: Configuring Virtual Private Networks
Configuring client address pools
This window allows you to create and modify client address pools. You can
perform the following actions in this window:
• Create a new client address pool—To create a new client address pool,
click New in the Pools area. The New Pool window appears. See “About
the New Pool window” on page 409.
• Delete a client address pool—To delete a client address pool, highlight the
pool in the Pool list and click Delete. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
• Configure a client address pool—To configure the client address pool tabs,
see the following:
– For information on configuring the Subnets tab, see “Configuring the
Subnets tab” on page 410.
– For information on configuring the Servers tab, see “Configuring the
DNS and/or WINS servers” on page 411.
– For information on configuring the Fixed IP Map tab, see “Configuring
the fixed IP map” on page 413.
The New Pool window allows you to create a new client address pool. Follow
the steps below.
1 In the Pool Name field, type the name of the new address pool.
2 In the Virtual Subnet field, specify the network portion of the IP addresses
that will be used in the client address pool, and the number of bits to use in
the network mask. The network mask specifies the significant portion of the
IP address.
3 In the Define the Local Subnets available to remote clients area, configure
the local networks that will be available to remote clients that establish a
VPN association using an address from the client address pool. The
following options are available:
• Create a new local subnet—Click New to define a new entry in the Local
Subnet List. See “Adding or modifying a subnet address” on page 411
for details.
• Modify a local subnet—Select the subnet you want to modify and click
Modify to modify an existing entry in the Local Subnet List. See “Adding
or modifying a subnet address” on page 411 for details.
• Delete a local subnet—Select the subnet you want to delete and click
Delete to delete an existing entry from the Local Subnet List.
4 Click Add to add the new client address pool. To configure the Server tab,
see “Configuring the Subnets tab” on page 410. To configure the Fixed IP
Map tab, see “Configuring the DNS and/or WINS servers” on page 411.
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