MSR Routers

Aggressive Mode IPsec VPN Setup with MER Router Configuration Examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Introduction· 1

Prerequisites· 1

Example: Setting up an IPsec VPN through aggressive mode IKE negotiation with an MER router 1

Network configuration· 1

Analysis· 2

Software versions used· 2

Restrictions and guidelines· 2

Procedures· 3

Configuring MSR· 3

Configuring MER· 8

Verifying the configuration· 13

 

Introduction

The following information provides an example for configuring an MSR router and an MER router to set up an IPsec VPN through aggressive mode IKE negotiation. This configuration example is applicable to scenarios where one of the WAN interfaces on the headquarters and branch gateway routers uses a non-fixed public address (for example, a DHCP-assigned address).

Prerequisites

The following information applies to Comware 7-based MSR router series and MER routers. Procedures and information in the examples might be slightly different depending on the software or hardware version of the routers.

The configuration examples were created and verified in a lab environment, and all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.

The following information is provided based on the assumption that you have basic knowledge of IPsec.

Example: Setting up an IPsec VPN through aggressive mode IKE negotiation with an MER router

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 1, the MSR router is the gateway of the headquarters and the MER router is the gateway of the branch. MSR uses a single WAN interface with a fixed public address to connect to the Internet. MER uses a single WAN interface with a DHCP-assigned public address to connect to the Internet. The headquarters and the branch communicate with each other over the Internet.

To protect data flows between the headquarters and the branch, establish an IPsec tunnel between the gateway routers. The specific requirements are as follows:

·     Configure the two gateway routers to use preshared key 123456TESTplat&! for authentication.

·     Use the aggressive mode IKE negotiation.

·     Specify the encryption algorithm as 3DES-CBC and the authentication algorithm as MD5.

·     Specify the encapsulation mode as the tunnel mode and the security protocol as ESP.

Figure 1 Network diagram

 

 

Analysis

To configure IPsec VPN, complete the following configurations on the routers:

1.     Configure basic WAN and LAN settings.

a.     Configure the WAN interface on each router to connect to the Internet.

b.     Edit the default IP address of VLAN-interface 1 on each router.

2.     Add an IPsec policy.

Because the WAN interface on MER uses a DHCP-assigned IP address, configure the IPsec policy to use the aggressive mode for phase 1 IKE negotiation.

Software versions used

This configuration example was created and verified on R6749P15 of the MSR830-6HI router and R6749P14 of the MER8300 router.

Restrictions and guidelines

·     Editing the default IP address of VLAN1 will cause Web connection failure. You must use the new IP address to log in to the Web interface again.

·     If your network uses dual-WAN or multiple-WAN access, configure a static route on each router to direct the traffic destined for the peer internal network to the WAN interface specified in the IPsec policy.

·     Make sure both sides of the IPsec tunnel use the same preshared key, security protocol, encryption algorithm, authentication algorithm, and encapsulation mode.

Procedures

Configuring MSR

Editing the IP address of VLAN-interface 1

# Change the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 to 10.1.1.1/24. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     From the left navigation pane, select Network > LAN Settings.

2.     Click the LAN Settings tab.

3.     Click the edit icon in the Operation column for VLAN1.

4.     In the Interface IP address field, enter 10.1.1.1.

5.     In the Subnet mask field, enter 255.255.255.0.

6.     Use the default settings for the other parameters, and click Apply.

Figure 2 Editing the LAN configuration

 

Configuring WAN0 to connect to the Internet

# In this example, select the single-WAN scenario for the MSR router, and set the connection mode of the selected WAN interface to fixed IP. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     On the Web interface of the device, select Network > WAN Settings from the navigation pane.

2.     On the Scene tab, select Single-WAN scenario, select WAN0 for Line1, and then click Apply.

3.     Click the WAN Settings tab.

4.     Click the Edit icon in the Operation column for WAN0.

5.     In the Connection mode field, select Fixed IP.

6.     In the IP Address field, enter 2.2.2.1.

7.     In the Subnet mask field, enter 255.255.255.0.

8.     In the Gateway field, enter 2.2.2.254.

9.     Use the default settings for other parameters. Click Apply.

Figure 3 Configuring the WAN scenario

 

Figure 4 Editing WAN settings

 

Configuring the IPsec policy

# Specify the network mode as headquarters gateway and the IKE negotiation mode as aggressive mode. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     From the navigation pane, select Virtual Network > IPsec VPN.

2.     Click Add. On the page that opens, configure the following parameters:

¡     Specify the name as map1.

¡     Select WAN0 in the Interface field.

¡     Select Headquarters gateway in the Network mode field.

¡     Enter 123456TESTplat&! in the Preshared key field.

Figure 5 Configuring the IPsec policy

 

3.     Click Show advanced settings. On the page that opens, configure the following parameters:

¡     In the Negotiation mode field, select Aggressive mode.

¡     In the Local ID field, select FQDN, and then enter www.test.com. (You can configure the FQDN name as needed.)

¡     In the DPD field, select Enable, and set the DPD retry interval to 30 seconds. (This feature is disabled by default. To monitor the availability of the IPsec tunnel in time, enable this feature.)

¡     In the Algorithm suite field, select Customize.

¡     In the Authentication algorithm field, select MD5.

¡     In the Encryption algorithm field, select 3DES-CBC.

¡     Use the default settings for other parameters.

Figure 6 IKE settings

 

4.     Click the IPsec settings tab, and then configure the following parameters:

¡     In the Algorithm combination field, select Customize.

¡     In the Security protocol field, select ESP.

¡     In the ESP authentication algorithm field, select MD5.

¡     In the encryption algorithm field, select encryption algorithm.

¡     In the Encapsulation mode field, select Tunnel.

¡     Use the default settings for other parameters.

5.     Click Back to basic settings to go back to the Add IPsec Policy page.

Figure 7 IPsec settings

 

Configuring MER

Editing the IP address of VLAN-interface 1

# Edit the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 to 10.1.2.1/24. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     From the left navigation pane, select Network > LAN Settings.

2.     Click the LAN Settings tab.

3.     Click the edit icon in the Operation column for VLAN1.

4.     In the Interface IP address field, enter 10.1.2.1.

5.     In the Subnet mask field, enter 255.255.255.0.

6.     Use the default settings for other parameters, and then click Apply.

Figure 8 Editing LAN settings

 

Configuring WAN0 to connect to the Internet

# In this example, select the single-WAN scenario for the MER router, and set the connection mode of the selected WAN interface to DHCP. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     On the Web interface of the device, select Network > WAN Settings from the navigation pane.

2.     On the Scene tab, select Single-WAN scenario, select WAN0 for Line1, and then click Apply.

3.     Click the WAN Settings tab.

4.     Click the Edit icon in the Actions column for WAN0.

5.     In the Connection mode field, select DHCP.

6.     Use the default settings for other parameters. Click Apply.

Figure 9 Configuring the WAN scenario

 

Figure 10 Editing WAN settings

 

Configuring the IPsec policy

# Specify the network mode as branch gateway and the IKE negotiation mode as aggressive mode. The configuration steps are as follows:

1.     From the navigation pane, select Virtual Network > IPsec VPN.

2.     Click Add. On the page that opens, configure the following parameters:

¡     Specify the name as map1.

¡     Select WAN0 in the Interface field.

¡     Select Branch gateway in the Network mode field.

¡     Enter 2.2.2.1 in the Peer gateway address field.

¡     Enter 123456TESTplat&! in the Preshared key field.

¡     In the Protected data flows area, select IP as the protocol to be protected, enter 10.1.2.0/24 in the Local subnet/mask filed and 10.1.1.0/24 in the Peer subnet/mask field, and then click the + icon.

Figure 11 Configuring the IPsec policy

 

3.     Click Show advanced settings. On the page that opens, configure the following parameters:

¡     In the Negotiation mode field, select Aggressive mode.

¡     In the Local ID field, select FQDN, and then enter www.test1.com.

¡     In the Remote ID field, select FQDN, and then enter www.test.com.

¡     In the DPD field, select Enable, and set the DPD retry interval to 30.

¡     In the Algorithm suite field, select Customize.

¡     In the Authentication algorithm field, select MD5.

¡     In the Encryption algorithm field, select 3DES-CBC.

¡     Use the default settings for other parameters.

Figure 12 IKE settings

 

4.     Click the IPsec settings tab, and then configure the following parameters:

¡     In the Algorithm combination field, select Customize.

¡     In the Security protocol field, select ESP.

¡     In the ESP authentication algorithm field, select MD5.

¡     In the ESP encryption algorithm field, select 3DES-CBC.

¡     In the Encapsulation mode field, select Tunnel.

¡     Use the default settings for other parameters.

5.     Click Back to basic settings to go back to the Add IPsec Policy page.

Figure 13 IPsec settings

 

Verifying the configuration

1.     Verify that Host A can ping Host B successfully.

C:\Users\abc>ping 10.1.2.2

Ping 10.1.2.2 (10.1.2.2): 56 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break

56 bytes from 10.1.2.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=254 time=2.137 ms

56 bytes from 10.1.2.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=254 time=2.051 ms

56 bytes from 10.1.2.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=254 time=1.996 ms

56 bytes from 10.1.2.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=254 time=1.963 ms

56 bytes from 10.1.2.2: icmp_seq=4 ttl=254 time=1.991 ms

 

--- Ping statistics for 10.1.2.2 ---

5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 1.963/2.028/2.137/0.062 ms

C:\Users\abc>

2.     On the Web interface of the MSR router, navigate to the Virtual Network > IPsec VPN > Monitor information page to view IPsec tunnel information. Status Up indicates successful establishment of the IPsec tunnel.