Updated on 2024-07-25 GMT+08:00

Step 2: Configuring a Server

Prerequisites

The server certificate has been hosted by the CCM.

Configuring a Server

  1. On the P2C VPN Gateways page, locate the target VPN gateway and click Configure Server in the Operation column.
  2. Set parameters as prompted and click OK.
    Table 1 Server parameters

    Area

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Basic Information

    Local CIDR Block

    Specify the destination CIDR block that clients need to access.

    You can select a subnet or enter a CIDR block.

    192.168.1.0/24

    Client CIDR Block

    Specify the CIDR block for assigning addresses to virtual NICs of clients.

    172.16.0.0/16

    Authentication Information

    Server Certificate

    Click Upload in the drop-down list box.

    cert-server

    Client Authentication Mode

    • Select Certificate authentication.

      Click Upload Client CA Certificate, open the CA certificate file in .pem format as a text file, and copy the certificate content to the Content text box in the Upload Client CA Certificate dialog box.

    • Select Password authentication (local).

      After clicking OK, you can manage users and configure access policies.

    Password authentication (local)

    Advanced Settings

    Protocol

    Use the default value.

    TCP

    Port

    Use the default value.

    443

    Encryption Algorithm

    Use the default value.

    AES-128-GCM

    Authentication Algorithm

    Use the default value.

    SHA256

Managing Users

  1. On the P2C VPN Gateways page, locate the target VPN gateway and click Configure Server in the Operation column.
  2. Set parameters as prompted and click OK.
  3. Create a user group.
    1. On the P2C VPN Gateways page, locate the target VPN gateway and click View Server in the Operation column.
    2. Click the User Management and User Groups tabs in sequence, and click Create User Group.
    3. Set parameters as prompted and click OK.

      The following table describes only key parameters.

      Table 2 Key parameter for creating a user group

      Parameter

      Description

      Example Value

      Name

      Enter a user group name.

      Testgroup_01

  4. Create a user.
    1. On the P2C VPN Gateways page, locate the target VPN gateway and click View Server in the Operation column.
    2. Click the User Management tab. On the Users tab page, click Create User.
    3. Set parameters as prompted and click OK.
      The following table describes only key parameters.
      Table 3 Key parameters for creating a user

      Parameter

      Description

      Example Value

      Name

      The value can contain a maximum of 64 characters, including letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

      NOTE:

      Do not use the following usernames that are reserved in the system: L3SW_ (prefix), link, Cascade, SecureNAT, localbridge, and administrator (case-insensitive).

      Test_01

      Password

      • The value contains 8 to 32 characters.
      • The value must contain at least two types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and the following special characters: `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+\|[{}];:'",<.>/? and spaces.
      • The password cannot be the username or the reverse of the username.

      Set this parameter based on the site requirements.

      Confirm Password

      Reenter the password.

      Set this parameter based on the site requirements.

      User Group

      Select the user group to which the user belongs.

      NOTE:

      A user that is not added to any user group cannot access resources on the cloud.

      Testgroup_01

Creating an Access Policy

  1. On the P2C VPN Gateways page, locate the target VPN gateway and click View Server in the Operation column.
  2. Click the Access Policies tab, and click Create Policy.
  3. Set parameters as prompted and click OK.

    The following table describes only key parameters.

    Table 4 Key parameters for creating a policy

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Name

    Only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed.

    Policy_01

    Destination CIDR Block

    If you enter multiple CIDR blocks, separate them with commas (,), for example, 192.168.1.0/24,192.168.2.0/24.

    192.168.1.0/24

    User Group

    Select a user group.

    Testgroup_01