89.2. TheGreenBow IPsec VPN client

89.2. TheGreenBow IPsec VPN client
	Chapter 89. IPsec clients

89.2.1. Installing TheGreenbow IPsec VPN client

Go to http://www.thegreenbow.com/ and download TheGreenBow IPsec VPN client from Products > VPN Client > Download section.

Double-click the downloaded file and install the program following the instructions.

89.2.2. Checklist of parameters

These tables show the parameters of TheGreenBow and their corresponding parameters in Abilis configuration. The information must be inserted in a “mirror” way: i.e. “LOCAL” information for Abilis are “REMOTE” for IPsec client and vice versa.

Table 89.2. Phase 1 parameters

TheGreenBow parameter	Abilis IKE Table	Abilis IKE Table parameter
Name	HOST	`NAME`
Interface	HOST	`REM-IP`
Remote Gateway	HOST	`LOC-IP`
Preshared Key	PSK	`KEY`
Encryption	HOST	`CIPHER`
Authentication	HOST	`HASH`
Key Group	HOST	`DH`
Remote ID (Advanced parameter)	HOST	`ID-TYPE`
Remote ID Value (Advanced parameter)	HOST	`IP` or `FQDN`
Local ID (Advanced parameter)	HOST	`PEER-ID-TYPE`
Local ID Value (Advanced parameter)	HOST	`PEER-IP` or `PEER-FQDN`

Table 89.3. Phase 2 parameters

TheGreenbow parameter	Abilis IKE Table	Abilis IKE Table parameter
Name	CLI	`NAME`
VPN Client address	CLI	`NET-REM`
Address type	CLI
Remote host address	CLI	`NET-LOC`
Subnet Mask	CLI	`NET-LOC`
Encryption	CLI	`ESP-CIPHER`
Authentication	CLI	`ESP-AUTH`
Mode	CLI	`TUNNEL`

89.2.3. Configuring TheGreenBow IPsec VPN client

Suppose that Abilis is configured in the following way. Refer to Section 81.19.1, “How to configure a RAS using IPSEC VPN server” for the configuration of IPsec and IKE resources.

[22:54:53] ABILIS_CPX:d ike host:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOST: NAME:                              LIFETIME: HASH:     DPD:    DPD-ACTION:
      LOCIP:          NATT:   MODE:      MODE-CFG: DH:               DPD-DELAY:
      REMIP:          SIDE:   AUTH:      XAUTH:    CIPHER:   SA-TRY: DPD-TOUT:
      XAUTH-USER:                        XAUTH-PWD:
      -- PSK ID ---------------------------------------------------------------
      ID-TYPE:        IP:/ID:
      PEER-ID-TYPE:   PEER-IP:/PEER-ID:
      -- RSA Cert -------------------------------------------------------------
      CERT-SEND:      ASN1-DN:
      CERT-PEER:      PEER-ASN1-DN:
      CERT-VERIFY:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0     Agent_HOST1                        28800     MD5       YES     STOP
      080.080.080.080 SYS     MAIN       NO        MODP1024          30
      *               INSIDE  PSK        NO        3DES      3       120
      -- PSK ID ---------------------------------------------------------------
      IP              080.080.080.080
      IP              192.168.200.001
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[22:54:53] ABILIS_CPX:d ike psk:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSK: KEY:     PEER-ID-TYPE:  PEER-IP:/PEER-ID:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0    ******** ANONYMOUS      

[22:54:53] ABILIS_CPX:d ike cli:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLI:  NAME:                                LIFETIME: ESP:        AH:
HOST: NET-LOC:           RULE:  PASSIVE:   PFS:      ESP-AUTH:   AH-AUTH:
      NET-REM:                  PERMANENT: TUNNEL:   ESP-CIPHER: MODE-CFG-DNS:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0     Agent_Cli1                           3600      YES         NO
0     192.168.001.000/24 IPSEC  YES        YES       MD5         MD5
      192.168.200.001/32        YES        YES       3DES        SYS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Execute TheGreenBow program: the following window will appear.

Configuration of Phase 1.

Right click on Configuration, and select New phase 1.
Configure Phase 1 as shown here below.
Click the Advanced… button and configure the following window as explained.
Click the OK button to close the window.
Click the Save & Apply button to save and initialize the changes made.

Configuration of Phase 2.

In the main window right click on the selected Phase 1 and select Add Phase 2.
Configure Phase 1 as shown here below and click the Save & Apply button to save and initialize the changes made.
Then click the Open Tunnel button to open the VPN.
When the VPN is active the “Tunnel” light at the bottom becomes green. It's possible to display the status of the connection by clicking on Connections: this window will be shown.
To close the Tunnel, click the Close Tunnel button.

	Tip
	Interesting chapter: Section 81.19, “How to configure a Remote Access Server (RAS)”.


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