Generic Route-Based VPN Connections

Overview

TOS enables you to extend the SecureTrack topology model by adding or removing generic route based VPN connections.

Add a Generic Route-Based VPN Connection

  1. Right-click a generic or non-generic device, and select Show route-based VPNs.

  2. Click + ADD GENERIC VPN.

  3. Enter the following information:

    • VPN name: Name of the VPN connection.

    • Interface name: Name of the interface on the device.

    • Source tunnel IP: Source IP address for the IPsec packet header. The source tunnel IP does not have be the same as the IP address of Interface name.

    • Destination tunnel IP: Destination IP address for the IP.

  4. Click Add Generic vpn and if required enter additional interfaces.
  5. Once all the interfaces have been entered, click Save to add the VPN to the device.

Delete a Generic Route-Based VPN Connection

  1. In the Map, right-click a non-generic device and select Show route-based VPNs.

  2. Click the Delete icon on the row of the generic route-based VPN connection you want to remove.

Edit a Generic Route-Based VPN Connection

This feature is available from R25-2 PHF1.0.0

  1. In the Map, right-click a non-generic device and select Show route-based VPNs.

  2. Click the Edit () icon on the row of the generic route-based VPN you want to edit.

    The Edit Generic Route-based VPN dialog box appears.

  3. Edit the relevant fields.

  4. To synchronize the Topology map, select Synchronize and update topology now.

    If not selected, you will need to perform a later sync to apply the changes. If the topology map has many devices, the sync may take some time.

  5. Click Save.

Network Topology APIs for Generic Route-Based VPN Connections

The Network Topology API provides methods to programmatically manage generic route-based VPNs on both generic and non-generic devices.

API method

Description

POST /topology/generic/vpn/

Add  one or more generic route-based VPNs to one or more devices.

PUT /topology/generic/vpn/

Update one or more existing generic route-based VPNs on one or multiple devices.

DELETE /topology/generic/vpn/{vpnId}

Delete the generic route-based VPN specified by VPN ID from the device it is configured on.

DELETE /topology/generic/vpn/{deviceId}

Delete all generic route-based VPNs from the device specified by device ID.

 

How Do I Get Here?

SecureTrack > Map