vpn

Purpose

Manages and displays the status of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel.

Required permissions

For Digi products with two or more users, permissions must be set to set permissions vpn=execute to use this command. See set permissions for details on setting user permissions for commands.

Syntax

vpn [{status|connect|disconnect}] 
  [index=1-2)]
  [name=tunnel name]

Options

{status|connect|disconnect}

The action performed by the command. You must attempt a data connection before bringing up the VPN tunnel.

status

Display the status of the VPN tunnel.

connect

Enable the VPN tunnel.

disconnect

Disconnect the VPN tunnel.

index=1-2

Identifies the VPN tunnel.

name=tunnel name

The name of the tunnel.

Examples

Display VPN tunnel status

#> vpn status

 VPN Tunnel #1 Status :

    name           : Tunnel 1
    mode           : isakmp

    status         : down
    remote address: : 65.214.122.53
    mobile address: : not connected

 VPN Tunnel #2 Status :

    name           : Tunnel 2
    mode           : disabled

Enable a VPN tunnel

This command enables use of the tunnel at index 1.

#> vpn connect index=1

See also

These commands display VPN-related connection and status information:

• display ikesa
• display ikespd
• display ipsecspd
• display sadb
• display spd
• display vpn
• revert. The revert vpn options revert groups of VPN settings, or all VPN settings.
• set vpn. The set vpn command configures VPN settings.
• The VPN settings in the web interface (Network > Virtual Private Network (VPN) Settings) and the online help for these settings.
• The Connections Management page in the web interface (from the Home page, click the Connections link) is the web equivalent of this command.
• The User’s Guide for your Digi device, in the section titled Virtual Private Network (VPN) Settings.