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Fvx538
I have a FVX538 which was shelved for many years because we had a new FW from the provider. However we switched providers and I had to pull it off the shelf to use. I updated the firmware successfully...
I am using a pre-shared key verses the RSA signature. Does this make a difference?
Nhellie26 wrote: What FW version are you using now?
If you have successfully updated the FW to the latest version, the UI of the firewall should change (should have a yellow/purple banner).
When adding a new VPN connection using the wizard, you will be asked for a local and remote identifier. (ex. fvx_remote.com and fvx_local.com) you can actually change/modify the default one (take note of these identifiers). Once you applies the settings it should be good to go.
Now, on the client side - the new client software is different from the old ones .
Use the wizard as well.
configuration>wizard
choose "A router or VPN gateway"
enter the WAN IP of the FVS538
enter the PSK and the local network IP
the click Finish
You will see three tabs Authentication, Advanced and Certificate
click advanced
on the bottom part you will see Local and Remote ID
on the type of ID select DNS
on local ID: use the remote ID - fvx_remote.com
one remote ID: use the local ID - fvx_local.com
click apply and save
try opening the tunnel
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