GRE tunnel configuration

GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) is a network packet tunneling protocol. Its main purpose is to encapsulate packets of the OSI model network layer into IP packets. GRE may be used for VPN establishment on 3rd level of OSI model. In ESR router implemented static unmanageable GRE tunnels, i.e. tunnels are created manually via configuration on local and remote hosts. Tunnel parameters for each side should be mutually agreeable, otherwise transferred data will not be decapsulated by the partner.

Configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Configure L3 interface from which a GRE tunnel will be built.



2

Create a GRE tunnel and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# tunnel gre <INDEX>

<INDEX> – tunnel identifier, set in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1..10];
  • for ESR-20/21/100/200 – [1..250];
  • for ESR-1000/1200/1500
    /1511/1700/3100 – [1..500].

3

Specify VRF instance, in which the given GRE tunnel will operate (optionally).

esr(config-gre )# ip vrf forwarding <VRF>

<VRF> – VRF name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

4

Specify the description of the configured tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

5

Set local IP address for tunnel installation.

esr(config-gre)# local address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – gateway IP address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

esr(config-gre)# local interface <IF>

<IF> – interface IP address of which is used for the tunnel installation.

6

Set remote IP address for tunnel installation.

esr(config-gre)# remote address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – gateway IP address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

7

Specify the GRE tunnel encapsulation mode.

esr(config-gre)# mode <MODE>

<MODE> – GRE tunnel encapsulation mode:

  • ip – encapsulation of IP in GRE;
  • ethernet –  encapsulation of Ethernet frames in GRE.

Default value: ip

8

Set the IP address of a tunnel local side (only in ip mode).

esr(config-gre)# ip address <ADDR/LEN>

<ADDR/LEN> – IP address and prefix of a subnet, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

You can specify up to 8 IP addresses separated by commas.

For advanced IPv4 addressing features see section IP addressing configuration.

9

Assign the broadcast domain for encapsulation in the tunnel’s GRE packets (only in ethernet mode).

esr(config-gre)# bridge-group <BRIDGE-ID>

<BRIDGE-ID> – bridge identification number, takes values in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1..50];
  • for ESR-20/21/100/200 – [1..250];
  • for ESR-1000/1200/1500
    /1511/1700/3100 – [1..500]

10

Include the GRE tunnel in a security zone and configure interaction rules between zones or disable firewall (see section Firewall configuration).

esr(config-gre)# security-zone<NAME>

<NAME> – security zone name, set by the string of up to 12 characters.

esr(config-gre)# ip firewall disable

         

       

11

Specify MTU size (MaximumTransmissionUnit) for the tunnel (optionally).
MTU above 1500 will be active only when using the "system jumbo-frames” command.

esr(config-gre)# mtu <MTU>

<MTU> – MTU value, takes values in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1280..9600];
  • for ESR-20/21 – [1280..9500];
  • for ESR-100/200/1000/1200/1500/1511/1700/3100 – [1280..10000].

Default value: 1500.

12

Specify the TTL lifetime for tunnel packets (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# ttl <TTL>

<TTL> – TTL value, takes values in the range of [1..255].

Default value: Inherited from encapsulated packet.

13

Specify DSCP for the use in IP header of encapsulated packet (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# dscp <DSCP>

<DSCP> – DSCP code value, takes values in the range of [0..63].

Default value: inherited from encapsulated packet.

14

Enable key transmitting in GRE tunnel header (according to RFC 2890) and set the key value. Configured only on the both tunnel sides.
(optional).

esr(config-gre)# key <KEY>

<KEY> – KEY value, takes values in the range of [1..2000000].

Default value: key is not transmitted.

15

Enable the calculation of the checksum and entry it to the GRE header of the packets to be sent. Also it is necessary to enable verifying of the checksum on the remote side.
(optionally)

esr(config-gre)# local checksum


16

Enable verification of the presence and consistency of checksum values in the headers of GRE packets being received. Also it is necessary to enable calculation of the checksum on the remote side.
(optionally)

esr(config-gre)# remote checksum


17

Enable the check for tunnel remote gateway availability (optionally)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive enable


18

Change the keepalive packets timeout from the opposing party (optional)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive timeout <TIME>

<TIME> – time in seconds, takes values of [1..32767].

Default value: 10

19

Change the number of attempts to check the availability of a tunnel remote gateway (optionally)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive retries <VALUE>

<VALUE> – number of attempts, takes values in the range of [1..255].

Default value: 5

20

Specify the IP address for the keepalive mechanism (mandatory in ethernet mode)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive dst-address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address to check GRE tunnel capability.

21

Change the time interval during which the statistics on the tunnel load is averaged (optional).

esr(config-gre)# load-average <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [5..150].

Default value: 5

22

Enable sending snmp-trap about tunnel enabling/disabling.

esr(config-gre)# snmp init-trap


23

Enable the mechanism of IP addresses iterative query using DHCP on the specified interfaces when the GRE tunnel is disconnected via keepalive (optionally)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive dhcp dependent-interface <IF>

<IF> – physical/logical interface on which IP address obtaining via DHCP is enabled.

24

Specify the time interval between GRE tunnel disabling and IP address iterative query on the interface/interfaces specified by the keepalive dhcp dependent-interface command (optionally)

esr(config-gre)# keepalive dhcp link-timeout <SEC>

<SEC> – time interval between GRE tunnel disabling and IP address requery via DHCP on the interfaces

25

Override the MSS (Maximum segment size) field in incoming TCP packets (optional).

esr(config-gre)# ip tcp adjust-mss <MSS>

<MSS> – MSS value, takes values in the range of [500..1460].

Default value: 1460

26

Enable recording of the current tunnel usage statistics (optional).

esr(config-gre)# history statistics


27

Enable the tunnel.

esr(config-gre)# enable


It is also possible to configure the GRE tunnel:

IP-GRE tunnel configuration example

Objective:

Establish L3-VPN for company offices using IP network with GRE protocol for traffic tunneling.

  • IP address 115.0.0.1 is used as a local gateway for the tunnel;
  • IP address 114.0.0.10 is used as a remote gateway for the tunnel;
  • IP address of the tunnel at the local side is 25.0.0.1/24.

Solution:

Pre-configure interfaces on the routers for connection with WAN, enable GRE packets reception from a security zone where WAN connected interfaces operate.

Create GRE 10 tunnel:

esr(config)# tunnel gre 10
CODE

Specify local and remote gateways (IP addresses of WAN border interfaces):

esr(config-gre)# local address 115.0.0.1
esr(config-gre)# remote address 114.0.0.10
CODE

Specify tunnel IP address 25.0.0.1/24:

esr(config-gre)# ip address 25.0.0.1/24
CODE

Also, the tunnel should belong to the security zone in order to create rules that allow traffic to pass through the firewall. To define the tunnel inherence to a zone, use the following command:

esr(config-gre)# security-zone untrusted
CODE

Enable tunnel:

esr(config-gre)# enable
esr(config-gre)# exit
CODE

Create route to the partner's local area network on the router. Specify previously created GRE tunnel as a destination interface.

esr(config)# ip route 172.16.0.0/16 tunnel gre 10 
CODE

When settings are applied, traffic will be encapsulated into the tunnel and sent to the partner regardless of their GRE tunnel existence and settings validity.

Alternatively, you may specify the following parameters for GRE tunnel:

  • Enable GRE header checksum calculation and inclusion into a packet with encapsulated packet for outbound traffic:

    esr(config-gre)# local checksum
    CODE
  • Enable check for GRE checksum presence and validity for inbound traffic:

    esr(config-gre)# remote checksum
    CODE
  • Specify a unique identifier:

    esr(config-gre)# key 15808
    CODE
  • Specify DSCP, MTU, TTL values:

    esr(config-gre)# dscp 44
    esr(config-gre)# mtu 1426
    esr(config-gre)# ttl 18
    CODE
  • Enable and configure keepalive mechanism:

    esr(config-gre)# keepalive enable
    esr(config-gre)# keepalive timeout <TIME>
    esr(config-gre)# keepalive retries <VALUE>
    CODE

To view the tunnel status, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels status gre 10
CODE

To view sent and received packet counters, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels counters gre 10
CODE

To view the tunnel configuration, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels configuration gre 10
CODE

IPv4-over-IPv4 tunnel configuration is performed in the same manner.

During tunnel creation, you should enable GRE protocol (47) in the firewall.

DMVPN configuration

DMVPN (Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network) — technology for creating virtual private networks, with the ability to dynamically create tunnels between hosts. The advantage of this solution is its high scalability and ease of setup when connecting branches to the head office. DMVPN is used in the Hub-and-Spoke topology, and allows the construction of direct VPN Spoke-to-Spoke tunnels in addition to the usual Spoke-to-Hub tunnels. This means that branches can communicate with each other directly, without the need for traffic to pass through the Hub.

To establish such a connection, clients (NHC) over an encrypted IPsec tunnel send their internal (tunnel) address and external (NBMA) address to the NHRP server (NHS). When a client wants to connect to another NHC, it sends a request to the server to find out its external address. Having received a response from the server, the client can now independently establish a connection to the remote branch.

Configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Check the availability of 'external' IP addresses located on physical interfaces.

 


2

Prepare IPsec tunnels for use with dynamic GRE tunnels.

 

See section Policy-based IPsec VPN configuration.

2

Create a GRE tunnel and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# tunnel gre <INDEX>

<INDEX> – tunnel identifier.

3

Switch the GRE tunnel to multipoint mode.

esr(config-gre )# multipoint


4

Set an open password for NHRP packets (optional).

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp authentication <WORD>

<WORD> – unencrypted password, set by the string of [1..8] characters, may include [0-9a-fA-F] characters.

5

Specify the time during which a record about this client will exist on the NHS (optional).

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp holding-time <TIME>

<TIME> – the time in seconds during which a record about this client will exist on the server takes the values [1..65535].

Default value: 7200

6

Set the 'logic (tunnel)' address of the NHRP server.

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp nhs <ADDR> [ no-registration ]

<ADDR/LEN> – address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32];

  • no-registration — do not register on the NHRP server.

7

Match the 'internal' tunnel address with the 'external' NBMA address.

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp map <ADDR> <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

8

Define the destination of multicast traffic.

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp multicast { dynamic | nhs | <ADDR> }

  • dynamic — send to all peers with which there is a connection;
  • nhs — send to all static configured servers;

<ADDR> – send to specifically configured server, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

9

Enable the ability to send NHRP Traffic Indication packets. Running on the NHS (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp redirect


10

Enable the ability to create shortest routes. Running on the NHC (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp shortcut


11

Map IPsec-VPN to the mGRE tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec <WORD> { static | dynamic }

<WORD> – VPN name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

  • static — static connection, used for connection to NHS;
  • dynamic — dynamically established connection, configured for communication between NHC.

12

Enable NHRP.

esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp enable


13

Organize IP connectivity using the dynamic routing protocol.



Other settings are the same as for the static GRE-tunnel (see section GRE-tunnel configuration)

Configuration example 1

Objective:

Organize DMVPN between company offices using mGRE tunnels, NHRP (Next Hop Resolution Protocol), Dynamic Routing Protocol (BGP), Ipsec. In our example, we will have a HUB router and two branches. The HUB is the DMVPN server (NHS), and the branches are DMVPN clients (NHC).

External IP addres of Hub — 150.115.0.5;

External IP address of Spoke-1 — 180.100.0.10;

External IP address of Spoke-2 — 140.114.0.4.

IPsec VPN parameters:

IKE:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: AES128;
  • authentication algorithm: SHA1.

IPSEC:

  • encryption algorithm: AES128;
  • authentication algorithm: SHA1.
Solution:
  1. Hub configuration
    Create GRE tunnel:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# tunnel gre 5
    CODE

    Specify the IP address of the interface bordering the ISP:

    esr(config-gre)# local address 150.115.0.5
    CODE

    Specify MTU value:

    esr(config-gre)# mtu 1416
    CODE

    Specify ttl value:

    esr(config-gre)# ttl 16
    CODE

    Specify IP address of GRE tunnel:

    esr(config-gre)# ip address 10.10.0.5/24
    CODE

    Switch the GRE tunnel into multipoint mode to be able to connect to multiple points:

    esr(config-gre)# multipoint
    CODE

    Proceed to NHRP configuration. Configure multicast to dynamically learnt addresses:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp multicast dynamic
    CODE

    Configure the dynamic routing protocol for the Hub. In our example, this will be BGP:

    esr(config)# router bgp 65005
    esr(config-bgp)# address-family ipv4
    esr(config-bgp-af)# neighbor 10.10.0.8
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# remote-as 65008
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# enable
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# exit
    esr(config-bgp-af)# neighbor 10.10.0.4
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# remote-as 65004
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# enable
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# exit
    esr(config-bgp-af)# enable
    CODE

    Configure IPsec for the Hub:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key ascii-text encrypted 8CB5107EA7005AFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 150.115.0.5/32 protocol gre
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn IPSECVPN
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    CODE

    Map IPsec to the GRE tunnel so that clients can establish an encrypted connection:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec IPSECVPN dynamic
    CODE

    Enable NHRP and the tunnel:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp enable
    esr(config-gre)# enable
    CODE
  2. Spoke configuration

    Perform the standard DMVPN configuration on the tunnel:

    esr# configure
    esr(config-gre)# tunnel gre 8
    esr(config-gre)# mtu 1416
    esr(config-gre)# ttl 16
    esr(config-gre)# multipoint
    esr(config-gre)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-gre)# ip address 10.10.0.8/24
    CODE

    Specify the time while the client record will be stored on the server:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp holding-time 300
    CODE

    Specify the tunnel address of NHS:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp nhs 10.10.0.5/24
    CODE

    Specify the tunnel address – real:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp map 10.10.0.5 150.115.0.5
    CODE

    Configure the multicast to the NHRP server:

    esr(config)# ip nhrp multicast nhs
    CODE

    Configure the BGP for spoke:

    esr(config)# router bgp 65008
    esr(config-bgp)# address-family ipv4
    esr(config-bgp-af)# neighbor 10.10.0.5
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# remote-as 65005
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# enable
    esr(config-bgp-neighbor)# exit
    esr(config-bgp-af)# enable
    CODE

    Configure IPsec. When creating the IKE protocol gateway for NHS, specify particular destination addresses. When creating an IKE gateway for NHC – the destination address will be any:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key ascii-text encrypted 8CB5107EA7005AFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike gateway IKEGW_HUB
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 180.100.0.10/32 protocol gre
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network 150.115.0.5/32 protocol gre
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike gateway IKEGW_SPOKE
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 180.100.0.10/32 protocol gre
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn IPSECVPN_HUB
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway IKEGW_HUB
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn IPSECVPN_SPOKE
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway IKEGW_SPOKE
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    CODE

    Map IPsec to the GRE tunnel, in order to be able to establish an encrypted connection with the server and with other network clients:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec IPSECVPN_HUB static
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec IPSECVPN_SPOKE dynamic
    CODE

    Enable NHRP and the tunnel:

    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp enable
    esr(config-gre)# enable
    CODE

    To view the NHRP records status, use the following command:

    esr# show ip nhrp
    CODE

    You can clear NHRP records with the command:

    esr# clear ip nhrp
    CODE

Configuration example 2

Objective:

Organize DMVPN between company offices with corresponding subnets LAN1 and LAN2, using mGRE tunnels, NHRP (Next Hop Resolution Protocol), Dynamic Routing Protocol (OSPF), IPsec. In our example, we will have a HUB router and two branches. The HUB is the DMVPN server (NHS), and the branches are DMVPN clients (NHC).

When using the DMVPN scheme, the hub must be a DR router. Thus, the routes of local subnets spoke 1 and spoke 2 will be relayed through the hub.

External IP addres of Hub — 150.115.0.5;
External IP address of Spoke-1 — 180.100.0.10;
External IP address of Spoke-2 — 140.114.0.4.

IPsec VPN parameters:

IKE:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: AES128;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.

IPSEC:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: AES128;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.
Solution:
  1. Hub configuration
    Preliminary, configure the OSPF protocol.

    esr(config)# router ospf log-adjacency-changes
    esr(config)# router ospf 1
    esr(config-ospf)# router-id 77.77.77.77
    esr(config-ospf)# area 10.10.0.0
    esr(config-ospf-area)# enable
    esr(config-ospf-area)# exit
    esr(config-ospf)# enable
    esr(config-ospf)# exit
    CODE

    Configure the interface and identify its inherence to a security zone.

    esr(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
    esr(config-if-gi)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if-gi)# ip address 150.115.0.5/30
    esr(config-if-gi)# exit
    CODE

    Configure the GRE tunnel, define the security zone membership, configure OSPF on the GRE tunnel, configure NHRP and enable the tunnel and NHRP with the enable command. To make the hub DR, you must set the maximum priority.

    esr(config)# tunnel gre 1
    esr(config-gre)# ttl 16
    esr(config-gre)# mtu 1416
    esr(config-gre)# multipoint
    esr(config-gre)# security-zone untrusted 
    esr(config-gre)# local address 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-gre)# ip address 10.10.0.1/28
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf instance 1
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf area 10.10.0.0
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf priority 255
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp multicast dynamic
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp enable
    esr(config-gre)# enable
    esr(config-gre)# exit
    CODE

    Create static routes for the subnets of the spoke interfaces 180.100.0.8/30 and 140.114.0.4/30.

    esr(config)# ip route 180.100.0.8/30 150.115.0.6
    esr(config)# ip route 140.114.0.4/30 150.115.0.6
    CODE

    Configure IPsec for the Hub.

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key ascii-text password
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_spoke
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 150.115.0.5/32 protocol gre 
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# pfs dh-group 2
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec_spoke
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_spoke
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    CODE

    Map IPsec to the GRE tunnel so that clients can establish an encrypted connection.

    esr(config)# tunnel gre 1
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec ipsec_spoke dynamic
    esr(config-gre)# exit
    CODE
  2. spoke1 configuration
    Preliminary configure the OSPF protocol with the advertising of the subnet LAN1.

    esr(config)# router ospf log-adjacency-changes
    esr(config)# router ospf 1
    esr(config-ospf)# router-id 1.1.1.1
    esr(config-ospf)# area 10.10.0.0
    esr(config-ospf-area)# network 192.168.1.0/24
    esr(config-ospf-area)# enable
    esr(config-ospf-area)# exit
    esr(config-ospf)# enable
    esr(config-ospf)# exit
    CODE

    Configure the interface and identify its inherence to a security zone.

    esr(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
    esr(config-if-gi)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if-gi)# ip address 180.100.0.10/30
    esr(config-if-gi)# exit
    CODE

    Configure the GRE tunnel, define the security zone membership, configure OSPF on the GRE tunnel, configure NHRP and enable the tunnel and NHRP with the enable command. To make the hub DR, you must set the minimum priority on spoke.

    esr(config)# tunnel gre 1
    esr(config-gre)# ttl 16
    esr(config-gre)# mtu 1416
    esr(config-gre)# multipoint
    esr(config-gre)# ip firewall disable
    esr(config-gre)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-gre)# ip address 10.10.0.2/28
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf instance 1
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf area 10.10.0.0
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf priority 0
    esr(config-gre)# ip ospf
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp holding-time 300
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp map 10.10.0.1 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp nhs 10.10.0.1/28
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp multicast nhs
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp enable
    esr(config-gre)# enable
    esr(config-gre)# exit
    CODE

    Create static routes for the subnets of the spoke interfaces 180.100.0.8/30 and 140.114.0.4/30.

    esr(config)# ip route 150.115.0.4/30 180.100.0.9
    esr(config)# ip route 140.114.0.4/30 180.100.0.9
    CODE

    Configure IPsec for the Hub.

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key ascii-text password
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_spoke
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 180.100.0.10/32 protocol gre 
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_hub
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 180.100.0.10
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 180.100.0.10/32 protocol gre 
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address 150.115.0.5
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network 150.115.0.5/32 protocol gre 
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# pfs dh-group 2
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec_spoke
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_spoke
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec_hub
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_hub
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    CODE

    Map IPsec to the GRE tunnel, in order to be able to establish an encrypted connection with the server and with other network clients.

    esr(config)# tunnel gre 1
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec ipsec_hub static
    esr(config-gre)# ip nhrp ipsec ipsec_spoke dynamic
    esr(config-gre)# exit
    CODE

  3. To view the NHRP records status, use the following command.

    esr# show ip nhrp
    CODE
  4. Additionally, in the security zone-pair untrusted self, the protocols for the GRE over IPSec tunnel must be allowed.

    esr(config)# security zone-pair untrusted self
    esr(config-zone-pair)# rule 10 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol gre 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)# rule 11 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol esp
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)# rule 12 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol ah
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable 
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit 
    esr(config-zone-pair)# exit
    CODE

L2TPv3 tunnel configuration

L2TPv3 (Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol Version 3) is a protocol used for tunneling of 2nd level OSI model packets between two IP nodes. IP or UDP is used as an encapsulation protocol. L2TPv3 may be used as an alternative to MPLS P2P L2VPN (VLL) for L2 VPN establishment. In ESR router implemented static unmanageable L2TPv3 tunnels, i.e. tunnels are created manually via configuration on local and remote hosts. Tunnel parameters for each side should be mutually agreeable, otherwise transferred data will not be decapsulated by the partner.

Configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Configure L3 interface from which a L2TPv3 tunnel will be built.

 


2

Create a L2TPv3 tunnel and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# tunnel l2tpv3 <INDEX>

<INDEX> – tunnel identifier, set in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1..10];
  • for ESR-20/21/100/200 – [1..250];
  • for ESR-1000/1200/1500
    /1511/1700/3100 – [1..500].

3

Specify the description of the configured tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

4

Set local IP address for tunnel installation.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – gateway IP address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

5

Set remote IP address for tunnel installation.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – gateway IP address, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where each part takes values of [0..255].

6

Select encapsulation method for L2TPv3 tunnel.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# protocol <TYPE>

<TYPE> – encapsulation type, possible values:

  • ip – encapsulation in an IP packet;
  • udp – encapsulation in UDP datagrams.

7

Set local session identifier.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local session-id <SESSION-ID>

<SESSION-ID> – session identifier, takes values in the range of [1..200000].

8

Set remote session identifier.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote session-id <SESSION-ID>

<SESSION-ID> – session identifier, takes values in the range of [1..200000].

9

Define local UDP port (if UDP was selected as encapsulation method).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local port <UDP>

<UDP> – UDP port number in the range of [1..65535].

10

Define remote UDP port (if UDP was selected as encapsulation method).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote port <UDP>

<UDP> – UDP port number in the range of [1..65535].

11

Assign the broadcast domain for encapsulation in the tunnel’s L2TPV3 packets.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# bridge-group <BRIDGE-ID>

<BRIDGE-ID> – bridge identification number, takes values in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1..50];
  • for ESR-20/21/100/200 – [1..250];
  • for ESR-1000/1200/1500 –
    /1511/1700/3100 – [1..500]

12

Enable the tunnel.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# enable


13

Specify MTU size (MaximumTransmissionUnit) for the tunnels (optionally).
MTU above 1500 will be active only when using the "system jumbo-frames” command.

esr(config-l2tpv3)# mtu <MTU>

<MTU> – MTU value, takes values in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1280..9600];
  • for ESR-20/21 – [1280..9500];
  • for ESR-100/200/1000/1200/1500/1511/1700/3100 – [1280..10000].

Default value: 1500.

14

Define the local cookie value to check the conformance of data being transmitted and session (optionally).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local cookie <COOKIE>

<COOKIE> – COOKIE value, the parameter takes values of 8 or 16 characters in hexadecimal form.

15

Define the remote cookie value to check the conformance of data being transmitted and session (optionally).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote cookie <COOKIE>

<COOKIE> – COOKIE value, the parameter takes values of 8 or 16 characters in hexadecimal form.

16

Specify the time interval during which the statistics on the tunnel load is averaged (optionally).

esr(config-l2tpv3)# load-average <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [5..150].

Default value: 5.

17

Enable recording of the current tunnel usage statistics (optional).

esr(config-subif)# history statistics


It is also possible to configure the L2TPv3 tunnel:

L2TPv3 tunnel configuration example

Objective:

Establish L2 VPN for company offices using IP network with L2TPv3 protocol for traffic tunneling.

  • UDP is used as an encapsulation protocol, port number at the local side and port number at the partner's side is 519;
  • IP address 21.0.0.1 is used as a local gateway for the tunnel;
  • IP address 183.0.0.10 is used as a remote gateway for the tunnel;
  • Tunnel identifier at the local side equals 2, at the partner's side - 3;
  • Tunnel identifier inside the tunnel equals 100, at the partner's side - 200;
  • Forward traffic into the tunnel from the bridge with identifier 333.

Solution:

Create L2TPv3 333 tunnel:

esr# configure
esr(config)# tunnel l2tpv3 333
CODE

Specify local and remote gateways (IP addresses of WAN border interfaces):

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local address 21.0.0.1
esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote address 183.0.0.10
CODE

Specify the type of encapsulating protocol and UDP port numbers:

esr(config-l2tpv3)# protocol udp
esr(config-l2tpv3)# local port 519
esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote port 519
CODE

Specify identifiers for session inside the tunnel for local and remote sides:

esr(config-l2tpv3)# local session-id 100
esr(config-l2tpv3)# remote session-id 200
CODE

Define the inherence of L2TPv3 tunnel to a bridge that should be mapped to remote office network (for bridge configuration, see Section Configuration example of bridge for VLAN and L2TPv3 tunnel):

esr(config-l2tpv3)# bridge-group 333
CODE

Enable previously created tunnel and exit:

esr(config-l2tpv3)# enable
esr(config-l2tpv3)# exit
CODE

Create sub-interface for switching of traffic coming from the tunnel into LAN with VLAN id 333:

esr(config)# interface gi 1/0/2.333
CODE

Define the inherence of sub-interface to a bridge that should be mapped to LAN (for bridge configuration, see Section Configuration of PPP via E1):

esr(config-subif)# bridge-group 333
esr(config-subif)# exit
CODE

When settings are applied, traffic will be encapsulated into the tunnel and sent to the partner regardless of their L2TPv3 tunnel existence and settings validity.

Tunnel settings for the remote office should mirror local ones. IP address 183.0.0.10 should be used as a local gateway. IP address 21.0.0.1 should be used as a remote gateway for the tunnel. Encapsulation protocol port number at the local side should be 520, at the partner's side – 519. Session identifier inside the tunnel should be equal to 200, at the partner's side – 100. Also, the tunnel should belong to a bridge that should be connected with the partner's network.

To view the tunnel status, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels status l2tpv3 333
CODE

To view sent and received packet counters, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels counters l2tpv3 333
CODE

To view the tunnel configuration, use the following command:

esr# show tunnels configuration l2tpv3 333
CODE

In addition to tunnel creation, you should enable UDP inbound traffic in the firewall with source port 519 and destination port 519.

IPsec VPN configuration

IPsec is a set of protocols that enable security features for data transferred via IP protocol. This set of protocols allows for identity validation (authentication), IP packet integrity check and encryption, and also includes protocols for secure key exchange over the Internet.

Route-based IPsec VPN configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Create a VTI tunnel and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# tunnel vti <TUN>

<TUN> – device tunnel name.

2

Specify the local IP address of the VTI tunnel.

esr(config-vti)#local address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address of a local gateway.

3

Specify the remote IP address of the VTI tunnel.

esr(config-vti)#remote address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address of a remote gateway.

4

Specify the IP address of the VTI tunnel local side.

esr(config-vti)# ip address <ADDR/LEN>

<ADDR/LEN> – IP address and prefix of a subnet, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

5

Include the VTI tunnel in a security zone and configure interaction rules between zones or disable firewall for VTI tunnel.

esr(config-vti)# security-zone<NAME>

<NAME> – security zone name, set by the string of up to 12 characters.

esr(config-vti)# ip firewall disable

6

Enable the tunnel.

esr(config-vti)#enable


7

Create an IKE profile and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

8

Specify the description of the configured IKE profile (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# description<DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

9

Specify IKE authentication algorithm (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.

Default value: sha1

10

Specify IKE encryption algorithm (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – encryption protocol, takes the following values: des, 3des, blowfish128, blowfish192, blowfish256, aes128, aes192, aes256, aes128ctr, aes192ctr, aes256ctr, camellia128, camellia192, camellia256.

Default value: 3des

11

Define Diffie-Hellman group number (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group <DH-GROUP>

<DH-GROUP> – Diffie-Hellman group number, takes values of [1, 2, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18].

Default value: 1

12

Specify IKE authentication mode (optionally)

esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication method <METHOD>

<METHOD> – key authentication method. May take the following values:

  • pre-shared-key – authentication method using pre-received encryption keys;
  • rsa-public-key – authentication method using RSA certificate.

Default value: pre-shared-key

13

Create an IKE policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

14

Specify the lifetime of IKE protocol connection (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# lifetime seconds <SEC>

<SEC> – time interval, takes values of [4..86400] seconds.

Default value: 3600

15

Bind IKE profile to IKE policy.

esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

16

Specify authentication key (mandatory if pre-shared-key is selected as authentication mode)

esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key ascii-text<TEXT>

<TEXT> –  string [1..64] ASCII characters.

17

Create an IKE gateway and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

18

Bind IKE policy to IKE gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

19

Specify IKE version (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# version <VERSION>

<version> – IKE protocol version: v1-only or v2-only.

Default value: v1-only

20

Set the route-based mode.

esr(config-ike-gw)# mode route-based


21

Specify the action for

DPD (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection action <MODE>

<MODE> – DPD operation mode:

  • restart – connection restarts;
  • clear – conection stops;
  • hold – connection holds;
  • none – the mechanism is disabled, no action is taken.

Default value: none

22

Specify the interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection interval <SEC>

<SEC> – interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

Default value: 2

23

Specify the time period of response to DPD mechanism messages (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection timeout <SEC>

<SEC> –  time interval of response to DPD mechanism messages, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

Default value: 30 seconds

24

Bind VTI tunnel to IKE gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)# bind-interface vti <VTI>

<VTI> – VTI ID.

25

Create IPsec profile.

esr(config)# security ipsec proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

26

Specify IPsec authentication algorithm (optionally)

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.

Default value: sha1

27

Specify IPsec encryption algorithm (optionally)

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – encryption protocol, takes the following values: des, 3des, blowfish128, blowfish192, blowfish256, aes128, aes192, aes256, aes128ctr, aes192ctr, aes256ctr, camellia128, camellia192, camellia256.

Default value: 3des

28

Specify encapsulation protocol for IPsec (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# protocol <PROTOCOL>

<PROTOCOL> – encapsulation protocol, takes the following values:

Default value: esp

29

Create an IPsec policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ipsec policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

30

Bind IPsec profile to IPsec policy.

esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

31

Specify the lifetime of IPsec tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec- policy)# lifetime { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – IPsec tunnel lifetime after which the re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [1140..86400] seconds.

<PACKETS> – number of packets after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<KB> – traffic amount after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [4..86400] seconds.

Default value: 28800 seconds

32

Create IPsec VPN policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ipsec vpn <NAME>

<NAME> – VPN name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

33

Define the matching mode of data required for VPN enabling.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN operation mode.

34

Bind IPsec policy to IPsec VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

35

Set the DSCP value for the use in IP headers of IKE outgoing packets (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike dscp <DSCP>

<DSCP> – DSCP code value, takes values in the range of [0..63].

Default value: 63

36

Set VPN activation mode.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN activation mode:

  • by-request – connection is enabled by an opposing party;
  • route – connection is enabled when there is traffic routed to the tunnel;
  • immediate – tunnel is enabled automatically after applying the configuration.

37

Bind IKE gateway to IPsec VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

38

Set the time interval value in seconds after which the connection is closed, if no packet has been received or sent via SA (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike idle-time <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [4..86400].

39

Disable key re-approval before the IKE connection is lost due to the timeout, the number of transmitted packets or bytes (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey disable


40

Configure the start of IKE connection keys re-approval before the expiration of the lifetime (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey margin { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – time interval in seconds remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimeseconds command,  see 22.2.13). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<PACKETS> – number of packets remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimepackets command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<KB> – traffic volume in kilobytes remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimekilobytes command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

Default value:

  • Keys re-approval before the expire of time – 540 seconds before.
  • Keys re-approval before the expire of traffic volume and amount of packets – disabled.

41

Set the level of margin seconds, margin packets, margin kilobytes values random spread (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey randomization <VALUE>

<VALUE> – maximum ratio of values spread, takes values of [1..100].

Default value: 100%

42

Specify the description for IPsec-VPN (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – profile description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

43

Enable IPsec VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable


Route-based IPsec VPN configuration example

Objective:

Configure IPsec tunnel between R1 and R2.

  • R1 IP address: 120.11.5.1;
  • R2 IP address: 180.100.0.1;

IKE:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: AES 128 bit;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.

IP sec:

  • encryption algorithm: AES 128 bit;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.
Solution:
  1. R1 configuration
    Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# interface gi 1/0/1
    esr(config-if-gi)# ip address 180.100.0.1/24
    esr(config-if-gi)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if-gi)# exit
    CODE

    Create VTI tunnel. Traffic will be routed via VTI into IPsec tunnel. Specify IP addresses of WAN border interfaces as local and remote gateways:

    esr(config)# tunnel vti 1
    esr(config-vti)# local address 180.100.0.1
    esr(config-vti)# remote address 120.11.5.1
    esr(config-vti)# enable
    esr(config-vti)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-object-group-service)# port-range 500
    esr(config-object-group-service)# exit
    CODE

    Create a static route to the remote LAN. For each subnet located beyond the IPsec tunnel, specify a route via VTI tunnel:

    esr(config)# ip route 192.0.2.0/24 tunnel vti 1
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node and authentication key negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. For this profile, specify VTI tunnel, policy, protocol version and mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode route-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# bind-interface vti 1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# version v2-only
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. For the profile, select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and connection establishment method. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using the enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    esr(config)# exit
    CODE
  2. R2 configuration

    Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# interface gi 1/0/1
    esr(config-if)# ip address 120.11.5.1/24
    esr(config-if)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if)# exit
    CODE

    Create VTI tunnel. Traffic will be routed via VTI into IPsec tunnel. Specify IP addresses of WAN border interfaces as local and remote gateways:

    esr(config)# tunnel vti 1
    esr(config-vti)# remote address 180.100.0.1
    esr(config-vti)# local address 120.11.5.1
    esr(config-vti)# enable
    esr(config-vti)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-object-group-service)# port-range 500
    esr(config-object-group-service)# exit
    CODE

    Create a static route to the remote LAN. For each subnet located beyond the IPsec tunnel, specify a route via VTI tunnel:

    esr(config)# ip route 10.0.0.0/16 tunnel vti 1
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    esr(config)#
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node and authentication key negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. For this profile, specify VTI tunnel, policy, protocol version and mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode route-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# bind-interface vti 1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# version v2-only
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. For the profile, select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and connection establishment method. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using the enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel route
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    esr(config)# exit
    CODE

    To view the tunnel status, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn status ipsec1
    CODE

    To view the tunnel configuration, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn configuration ipsec1
    CODE

In the firewall, you should enable ESP and ISAKMP protocol (UDP port 500).

Policy-based IPsec VPN configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Create an IKE instance and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

2

Specify the description of the configured tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# description<DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

3

Specify IKE authentication algorithm.

esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.

4

Specify IKE encryption algorithm.

esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – encryption protocol, takes the following values: des, 3des, blowfish128, blowfish192, blowfish256, aes128, aes192, aes256, aes128ctr, aes192ctr, aes256ctr, camellia128, camellia192, camellia256.

5

Define Diffie-Hellman group number.

esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group <DH-GROUP>

<DH-GROUP> – Diffie-Hellman group number, takes values of [1, 2, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18].

6

Specify the authentication mode.

esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication method <METHOD>

<METHOD> – key authentication method. May take the following values:

  • pre-shared-key – authentication method using pre-received encryption keys;
  • rsa-public-key – authentication method using RSA certificate.

7

Create an IKE profile policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

8

Specify the lifetime of IKE protocol connection (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# lifetime seconds <SEC>

<SEC> – time interval, takes values of [4..86400] seconds.

9

Bind the policy to profile.

esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

10

Specify authentication key.

esr(config-ike-policy)#pre-shared-key ascii-text<TEXT>

<TEXT> –  string [1..64] ASCII characters.

11

Create an IKE gateway and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

12

Bind IKE policy.

esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

13

Specify IKE version (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# version <VERSION>

<version> – IKE protocol version: v1-only or v2-only.

14

Set the mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

esr(config-ike-gw)#mode<MODE>

<MODE> – mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel, takes the following values:

  • policy-based — traffic is redirected based on the subnets specified in the policies;
  • route-based — traffic is redirected based on routes whose gateway is a tunnel interface.

15

Specify the action for DPD (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection action <MODE>

<MODE> – DPD operation mode:

  • restart – connection restarts;
  • clear – conection stops;
  • hold – connection holds;
  • none – the mechanism is disabled, no action is taken.

16

Specify the interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)#dead-peer-detection interval <SEC>

<SEC> – interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

17

Specify the time period of response to DPD mechanism messages (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection timeout <SEC>

<SEC> –  time interval of response to DPD mechanism messages, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

18

Specify IKE version (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# version <VERSION>

<version> – IKE protocol version: v1-only or v2-only.

19

Set sender’s IP subnets.

esr(config-ike-gw)# local network <ADDR/LEN>
[ protocol { <TYPE> | <ID> } [ port <PORT> ] ]

<ADDR/LEN> – subnet IP address and mask of a sender. The parameter is defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

<TYPE> – protocol type, takes the following values: esp, icmp, ah, eigrp, ospf, igmp, ipip, tcp, pim, udp, vrrp, rdp, l2tp, gre;

<ID> – IP identification number, takes values of [0x00-0xFF];

<PORT> – TCP/UDP port, takes values of [1..65535].

20

Specify the IP address of IPsec tunnel local gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)#local address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address of a local gateway.

21

Specify the IP address of IPsec tunnel remote gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)#remote address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address of a remote gateway.

22

Set recipient’s subnet IP address as well as IP and port.

esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network <ADDR/LEN>
[ protocol { <TYPE> | <ID> } [ port <PORT> ] ]

<ADDR/LEN> – subnet IP address and mask of a sender. The parameter is defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

<TYPE> – protocol type, takes the following values: esp, icmp, ah, eigrp, ospf, igmp, ipip, tcp, pim, udp, vrrp, rdp, l2tp, gre;

<ID> – IP identification number, takes values of [0x00-0xFF];

<PORT> – TCP/UDP port, takes values of [1..65535].

23

Create IPsec profile.

esr(config)# security ipsec proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

24

Specify IPsec authentication algorithm.

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.

26

Specify IPsec encryption algorithm.

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – encryption protocol, takes the following values: des, 3des, blowfish128, blowfish192, blowfish256, aes128, aes192, aes256, aes128ctr, aes192ctr, aes256ctr, camellia128, camellia192, camellia256.

26

Specify protocol (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)#protocol <PROTOCOL>

<PROTOCOL> – encapsulation protocol, takes the following values:

27

Create an IPsec profile policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ipsec policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

28

Bind the policy to profile.

esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

29

Specify the lifetime of IPsec tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-policy)# lifetime { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – IPsec tunnel lifetime after which the re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [1140..86400] seconds.

<PACKETS> – number of packets after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<KB> – traffic amount after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [4..86400] seconds.

30

Create IPsec VPN policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ipsecvpn <NAME>

<NAME> – VPN name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

31

Define the matching mode of data required for VPN enabling.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN operation mode.

32

Bind IPsec policy to VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike ipsec-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

33

Set the DSCP value for the use in IP headers of IKE outgoing packets (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike dscp <DSCP>

<DSCP> – DSCP code value, takes values in the range of [0..63].

34

Set VPN activation mode.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike establish-tunnel <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN activation mode:

  • by-request – connection is enabled by an opposing party;
  • route – connection is enabled when there is traffic routed to the tunnel;
  • immediate – tunnel is enabled automatically after applying the configuration.

35

Bind IKE gateway to VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

36

Set the time interval value in seconds after which the connection is closed, if no packet has been received or sent via SA (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike idle-time <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [4..86400].

37

Disable key re-approval before the IKE connection is lost due to the timeout, the number of transmitted packets or bytes (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey disable


38

Configure the start of IKE connection keys re-approval before the expiration of the lifetime (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey margin { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – time interval in seconds remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimeseconds command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<PACKETS> – number of packets remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimepackets command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

<KB> – traffic volume in kilobytes remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimekilobytes command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

39

Set the level of margin seconds, margin packets, margin kilobytes values random spread (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey randomization <VALUE>

<VALUE> – maximum ratio of values spread, takes values of [1..100].

40

Describe VPN (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – profile description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

41

Enable IPsec VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable


Policy-based IPsec VPN configuration example

Objective:

Configure IPsec tunnel between R1 and R2.

R1 IP address – 198.51.100.1;

R2 IP address – 203.0.113.1;

IKE:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: AES 128 bit;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.

IPSEC:

  • encryption algorithm: AES 128 bit;
  • authentication algorithm: MD5.
Solution:
  1. R1 configuration

    Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
    esr(config-if-gi)# ip address 198.51.100.1/24
    esr(config-if-gi)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if-gi)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-object-group-service)# port-range 500
    esr(config-object-group-service)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node and authentication key negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. For this profile, specify VTI tunnel, policy, protocol version and mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 198.51.100.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 10.0.0.0/16
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address 203.0.113.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network 192.0.2.0/24
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. For the profile, select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and connection establishment method. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using the enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel immediate
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    esr(config)# exit
    CODE
  2. R2 configuration
  3. Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# interface gi 1/0/1
    esr(config-if)# ip address 203.0.113.1/24
    esr(config-if)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-addr-set)# port-range 500
    esr(config-addr-set)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    esr(config)#
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node and authentication key negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal ike_prop1
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. For this profile, specify VTI tunnel, policy, protocol version and mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

    esr(config)# security ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy ike_pol1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address 198.51.100.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network 10.0.0.0/16
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 203.0.113.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 192.0.2.0/24
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. For the profile, select Diffie-Hellman group 2, AES 128 bit encryption algorithm and MD5 authentication algorithm. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal ipsec_prop1
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and connection establishment method. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using the enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn ipsec1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel immediate
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway ike_gw1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy ipsec_pol1
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    esr(config)# exit
    CODE

    To view the tunnel status, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn status ipsec1
    CODE

    To view the tunnel configuration, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn configuration ipsec1
    CODE

In the firewall, you should enable ESP and ISAKMP protocol (UDP port 500).

Remote Access IPsec VPN configuration algorithm

Remote Access IPsec VPN – scenario for organizing temporary VPN connections in which the IPsec VPN server is waiting for incoming connections, and clients make temporary connections to the server to gain access to network resources.

An additional feature of RA IPsec VPN is the ability to use the second IPsec authentication factor – Extended Authentication (XAUTH), where the second authentication factor is the login-password pair for the IPsec VPN client.

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Create an IKE instance and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

2

Specify the description of the configured tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

3

Specify IKE authentication algorithm (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.
Default value: sha1

4

Specify the IP address of the VTI tunnel local side (optional).

esr(config-vti)# ip address <ADDR/LEN>

<ADDR/LEN> – IP address and prefix of a subnet, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..31].

5

Define Diffie-Hellman group number (optionally).

esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group <DH-GROUP>

<DH-GROUP> – Diffie-Hellman group number, takes values of [1, 2, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18].

Default value: 1

6

Create an IKE profile policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

7

Specify the authentication mode.

esr(config-ike- policy)# authentication method <METHOD>

<METHOD> – key authentication method. May take the following values:

  • xauth-psk-key – two-factor authentication method using a login-password pair and previously obtained encryption keys.

8

Set the client mode (only for client).

esr(config-ike- policy)# authentication mode client


9

Specify the lifetime of IKE protocol connection (optionally).

esr(config-ike- policy)# lifetime seconds <SEC>

<SEC> – time interval, takes values of [4..86400] seconds.

Default value: 3600

10

Bind the policy to profile.

esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

11

Specify authentication key.

esr(config-ike-policy)#pre-shared-key ascii-text <TEXT>

<TEXT> –  string [1..64] ASCII characters.

12

Create an access profile.

esr(config)# access profile <NAME>

<NAME> – access profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

13

Create user name.

esr(config-access-profile)# user <LOGIN>

<LOGIN> – login for client, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

14

Specify a password for a user

esr(config-profile)# password ascii-text <TEXT>

<TEXT> – string [8..32] ASCII characters.

15

Create a destination address pool (only for server).

esr(config)# address-assignment pool <NAME>

<NAME> – destination addresses pool name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

16

Set the subnet from which IP clients will be issued (only for server).

esr(config-pool)# ip prefix <ADDR/LEN>

<ADDR/LEN> – address and prefix of the subnet.

17

Create an IKE gateway and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

18

Bind IKE policy.

esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE protocol policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

19

Set the mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel.

esr(config-ike-gw)# mode <MODE>

<MODE> – mode of traffic redirection into the tunnel, takes the following values:

  • policy-based — traffic is redirected based on the subnets specified in the policies.

20

Specify the action for DPD (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection action <MODE>

<MODE> – DPD operation mode:

  • restart – connection restarts;
  • clear – conection stops;
  • hold – connection holds;
  • none – the mechanism is disabled, no action is taken.

Default value: none

21

Specify the interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)#dead-peer-detection interval <SEC>

<SEC> – interval between sending messages via DPD mechanism, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

Default value: 2

22

Specify the time period of response to DPD mechanism messages (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection timeout <SEC>

<SEC> –  time interval of response to DPD mechanism messages, takes values of [1..180] seconds.

Default value: 30

23

Specify IKE version (optionally).

esr(config-ike-gw)# version <VERSION>

<version> – IKE protocol version: v1-only or v2-only.

Default value: v1-only

24

Set the IP subnet of the source (only for server).

esr(config-ike-gw)# local network <ADDR/LEN>
[ protocol { <TYPE> | <ID> } [ port <PORT> ] ]

<ADDR/LEN> – subnet IP address and mask of a sender. The parameter is defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

<TYPE> – protocol type, takes the following values: esp, icmp, ah, eigrp, ospf, igmp, ipip, tcp, pim, udp, vrrp, rdp, l2tp, gre;

<ID> – IP identification number, takes values of [0x00-0xFF];

<PORT> – TCP/UDP port, takes values of [1..65535].

25

Specify the IP address of IPsec tunnel local gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)#local address <ADDR>

<ADDR> – IP address of a local gateway.

26

Specify the IP address of IPsec tunnel remote gateway.

esr(config-ike-gw)#remote address [any | <ADDR/LEN>
[ protocol { <TYPE> | <ID> } [ port <PORT> ] ]

Any – set as a remote address – any client address in the server configuration;

<ADDR/LEN> – IP address and subnet mask of the server, in client configuration.

27

Set the pool for dynamic allocation of IP addresses to clients (only for server).

esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network dynamic pool <NAME>

<NAME> – destination addresses pool name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

28

Set the dynamic establishment mode of the remote subnet (only for client).

esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network dynamic client


29

Set access profile for XAUTH parameters (only for server).

esr(config-ike-gw)# xauth access-profile <NAME>

<NAME> – access profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

30

Set access profile and login for XAUTH parameters (only for client).

esr(config-ike-gw)# xauth access-profile <NAME> client <LOGIN>

<NAME> – access profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters;

<LOGIN> – login for client, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

31

Define a dedicated IP termination interface for building IPsec VPN (only for client).

esr(config-ike-gw)# assign-interface loopback <INDEX>

<INDEX> – interface index, takes values of [1..65535].

32

Create IPsec profile.

esr(config)# security ipsec proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

33

Specify IPsec authentication algorithm (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – authentication algorithm, takes values of: md5, sha1, sha2-256, sha2‑384, sha2-512.

Default value: sha1

34

Specify IPsec encryption algorithm (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm <ALGORITHM>

<ALGORITHM> – encryption protocol, takes the following values: des, 3des, blowfish128, blowfish192, blowfish256, aes128, aes192, aes256, aes128ctr, aes192ctr, aes256ctr, camellia128, camellia192, camellia256.

Default value: 3des

35

Specify protocol (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-proposal)#protocol <PROTOCOL>

<PROTOCOL> – encapsulation protocol, takes the following values:

  • ah – this protocol performs only traffic authentication, data encryption is not performed;
  • esp – this protocol authenticates and encrypts traffic.

Default value: esp

36

Configuration config-ipsec-proposal

esr(config)# security ipsec policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

37

Bind the policy to profile.

esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec protocol profile name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

38

Specify the lifetime of IPsec tunnel (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-policy)# lifetime { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – IPsec tunnel lifetime after which the re-approval is carried out.

Takes values in the range of [1140..86400] seconds.

Default value: 540

<PACKETS> – number of packets after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out.

Takes values in the range of [4..86400].

Default value: disabled.

<KB> – traffic amount after transmitting of which the IPsec tunnel re-approval is carried out. Takes values in the range of [4..86400] seconds.

Default value: disabled.

39

Create IPsec VPN policy and switch to its configuration mode.

esr(config)# security ipsec vpn <NAME>

<NAME> – VPN name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

40

Define the matching mode of data required for VPN enabling.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN operation mode, takes the following values: ike, manual.

41

Bind IPsec policy to VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike ipsec-policy <NAME>

<NAME> – IPsec policy name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

42

Set the DSCP value for the use in IP headers of IKE outgoing packets (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike dscp <DSCP>

<DSCP> – DSCP code value, takes values in the range of [0..63].

Default value: 63

43

Set VPN activation mode.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)#ike establish-tunnel <MODE>

<MODE> – VPN activation mode:

  • by-request – connection is activated by the opposite side, available for the server;
  • route – the connection is activated when traffic routed to the tunnel appears; it is available for the server;
  • immediate – tunnel is enabled automatically after applying the configuration, it is available for the client;

44

Bind IKE gateway to VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway <NAME>

<NAME> – IKE gateway name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

45

Set the time interval value in seconds after which the connection is closed, if no packet has been received or sent via SA (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike idle-time <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [4..86400].

Default value: 0

46

Disable key re-approval before the IKE connection is lost due to the timeout, the number of transmitted packets or bytes (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey disable

Default value: disabled.

47

Configure the start of IKE connection keys re-approval before the expiration of the lifetime (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey margin { seconds <SEC> |
packets <PACKETS> | kilobytes <KB> }

<SEC> – time interval in seconds remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimeseconds command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].
Default value: 540

<PACKETS> – number of packets remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimepackets command). Takes values in the range of [4..86400].
Default value: disabled.

<KB> – traffic volume in kilobytes remaining before the connection release (set by the lifetimekilobytes command). May take values [4..86400]
Default value: disabled.

48

Set the level of margin seconds, margin packets, margin kilobytes values random spread (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike rekey randomization <VALUE>

<VALUE> – maximum ratio of values spread, takes values of [1..100].

Default value: 100

49

Describe VPN (optionally).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – profile description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

50

Enable IPsec VPN.

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable


51

Enable XAUTH clients reconnection mode with one login/password (server only) (optional).

esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# security ike session uniqueids <MODE>

<MODE> – reconnect mode, may take the following values:

  • no – established XAUTH connection will be deleted if an «INITIAL_CONTACT» notification is sent for a new XAUTH connection by the initiator of the connection, the previously used IP address will be assigned. Otherwise, the established XAUTH connection will be withheld. A new IP address will be assigned to the new XAUTH connection.
  • never – established XAUTH connection will be withheld. A new IP address will be assigned to the new XAUTH connection. The «INITIAL_CONTACT» notification will be ignored anyway.
  • replace – established XAUTH connection will be deleted. The previously used IP address will be used for the new XAUTH connection.
  • keep – established XAUTH connection will be withheld. A new XAUTH connection will be rejected. 

Remote Access IPsec VPN configuration example

Objective:

Configure Remote Access IPsec VPN between R1 and R2 using the second IPsec authentication factor, XAUTH. Configure router R1 as the IPsec VPN server, and router R2 as the IPsec VPN client.

R2 IP address: 120.11.5.1;

R1 IP address: 180.100.0.1;

For IPsec VPN clients:

  • issue addresses from the subnet pool 192.0.2.0/24
  • provide access to the LAN subnet 10.0.0.0/16

IKE:

  • Diffie-Hellman group: 2;
  • encryption algorithm: 3DES;
  • authentication algorithm: SHA1.

IPSEC:

  • encryption algorithm: 3DES;
  • authentication algorithm: SHA1.

XAUTH:

  • login: client1;
  • password: password123.
Solution:
  1. R1 configuration
    Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# security zone untrusted
    esr(config-zone)# exit
    esr(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
    esr(config-if-gi)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if-gi)# ip address 180.100.0.1/24
    esr(config-if-gi)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-object-group-service)# port-range 500,4500
    esr(config-object-group-service)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, 3DES encryption algorithm and SHA1 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm sha1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm 3des
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node, authentication key and XAUTH authentication method by key negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# authentication method xauth-psk-key
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create an access profile and get in it a pair of username and password for the IPsec VPN client:

    esr(config)# access profile XAUTH
    esr(config-access-profile)# user client1
    esr(config-profile)# password ascii-text password123
    esr(config-profile)# exit
    esr(config-access-profile)# exit
    CODE

    Create a pool of destination addresses from which IP clients will be issued IPsec VPN:

    esr-1000(config)# address-assignment pool CLIENT_POOL
    esr-1000(config-pool)# ip prefix 192.0.2.0/24
    esr-1000(config-pool)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. In this profile, you need to specify the IKE protocol policy, the local subnet, the destination address pool as the remote subnet, set the mode of traffic redirection to the tunnel according to the policy and use the second authentication factor XAUTH:

    esr(config)# security ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 180.100.0.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local network 10.0.0.0/16
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address any
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network dynamic pool CLIENT_POOL
    esr(config-ike-gw)# dead-peer-detection action clear
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# xauth access-profile XAUTH
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. Specify 3DES encryption algorithm and SHA1 authentication algorithm in the profile. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm sha1
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm 3des
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and waiting mode for the incoming IPsec connection – by-request. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using the enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec IPSECVPN
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel by-request
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    CODE

    Allow esp protocol and udp ports 500, 4500 in the firewall configuration for establishing IPsec VPN:

    esr(config)# security zone-pair untrusted self
    esr(config-zone-pair)# rule 1
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol udp
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match destination-port ISAKMP
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)#   rule 2
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol esp
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)# end
    CODE
  2. R2 configuration
    Configure external network interface and identify its inherence to a security zone:

    esr# configure
    esr(config)# interface gi 1/0/1
    esr(config-if)# ip address 120.11.5.1/24
    esr(config-if)# security-zone untrusted
    esr(config-if)# exit
    CODE

    To configure security zones rules, you should create ISAKMP port profile:

    esr(config)# object-group service ISAKMP
    esr(config-addr-set)# port-range 500,4500
    esr(config-addr-set)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol profile. Select Diffie-Hellman group 2, 3DES encryption algorithm and SHA1 authentication algorithm in the profile. The given security parameters are used for IKE connection protection:

    esr(config)# security ike proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# dh-group 2
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# authentication algorithm sha1
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# encryption algorithm 3des
    esr(config-ike-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol policy. For the policy, specify the list of IKE protocol profiles that may be used for node, authentication key, XAUTH authentication method by key and client authentication mode negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ike policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-policy)# pre-shared-key hexadecimal 123FFF
    esr(config-ike-policy)# authentication method xauth-psk-key
    esr(config-ike-policy)# authentication mode client
    esr(config-ike-policy)# proposal IKEPROP
    esr(config-ike-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create an access profile and get in it a pair of username and password:

    esr(config)# access profile XAUTH
    esr(config-access-profile)# user client1
    esr(config-profile)# password ascii-text password123
    esr(config-profile)# exit
    esr(config-access-profile)# exit
    CODE

    Create a loopback interface for terminating the IP address received from the IPsec VPN server:

    esr(config)# interface loopback 8
    esr(config-loopback)# exit
    CODE

    Create IKE protocol gateway. Specify the policy, the termination interface, the dynamic setting mode of the remote subnet, the access profile selection for XAUTH, and the mode of redirecting traffic to the tunnel by policy in this profile:

    esr(config)# security ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ike-gw)# ike-policy IKEPOLICY
    esr(config-ike-gw)# assign-interface loopback 8
    esr(config-ike-gw)# local address 120.11.5.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote address 180.100.0.1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# remote network dynamic client
    esr(config-ike-gw)# mode policy-based
    esr(config-ike-gw)# xauth access-profile xauth client client1
    esr(config-ike-gw)# exit
    CODE

    Create security parameters profile for IPsec tunnel. Specify 3DES encryption algorithm and SHA1 authentication algorithm in the profile. Use the following parameters to secure IPsec tunnel:

    esr(config)# security ipsec proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# authentication algorithm md5
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# encryption algorithm aes128
    esr(config-ipsec-proposal)# exit
    CODE

    Create a policy for IPsec tunnel. For the policy, specify the list of IPsec tunnel profiles that may be used for node negotiation:

    esr(config)# security ipsec policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# proposal IPSECPROP
    esr(config-ipsec-policy)# exit
    CODE

    Create IPsec VPN. For VPN, specify IKE protocol gateway, IPsec tunnel policy, key exchange mode and connection establishment method. When all parameters are entered, enable tunnel using enable command.

    esr(config)# security ipsec vpn IPSECVPN
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# mode ike
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike establish-tunnel immediate
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike gateway IKEGW
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# ike ipsec-policy IPSECPOLICY
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# enable
    esr(config-ipsec-vpn)# exit
    CODE

    Allow esp protocol and udp ports 500,4500 in the firewall configuration for establishing IPsec VPN:

    esr(config)# security zone-pair untrusted self
    esr(config-zone-pair)# rule 1
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol udp
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match destination-port ISAKMP
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)#   rule 2
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# action permit
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# match protocol esp
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# enable
    esr(config-zone-pair-rule)# exit
    esr(config-zone-pair)# end
    CODE

    To view the tunnel status, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn status IPSECVPN
    CODE

    To view the tunnel configuration, use the following command:

    esr# show security ipsec vpn configuration IPSECVPN
    CODE

In the firewall, you should enable ESP and ISAKMP protocol (UDP port 500, 4500).

LT tunnels configuration

LT (англ. Logical Tunnel) is a type of tunnels dedicated for transmission of routing information and traffic between different virtual routers (VRF Lite) configured on a router. LT tunnel might be used for organization of interaction between two or more VRF using firewall restrictions.

Configuration algorithm

Step

Description

Command

Keys

1

Create LT tunnels for each of existing VRF.

esr(config)# tunnel lt <ID>

<ID> – tunnel identifier, set in the range of [1..128].

2

Specify the description of the configured tunnels (optionally).

esr(config-lt)# description <DESCRIPTION>

<DESCRIPTION> – tunnel description, set by the string of up to 255 characters.

3

Include each LT tunnel in the corresponding VFR.

esr(config-lt)# ip vrf forwarding <VRF>

<VRF> – VRF name, set by the string of up to 31 characters.

4

Include each LT tunnel in a security zone and configure interaction rules between zones or disable firewall for LT tunnel.

esr(config-lt)# security-zone<NAME>

<NAME> – security zone name, set by the string of up to 12 characters.

esr(config-lt)# ip firewall disable


5

For each LT tunnel, set the opposite LT tunnel number (in another VRF).

esr(config-lt)# peer lt <ID>

<ID> – tunnel identifier, set in the range of [1..128].

6

For each LT tunnel, specify IP address for packets routing. For interacting LT tunnels, IP addresses should locate in one IP subnet.

esr(config-lt)# ip address <ADDR/LEN>

<ADDR/LEN> – IP address and prefix of a subnet, defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/EE where each part AAA-DDD takes values of [0..255] and EE takes values of [1..32].

7

Enable the tunnels.

esr(config-lt)# enable


8

For each VRF configure required routing protocols via LT tunnel.



9

Specify the time interval during which the statistics on the tunnel load is averaged (optionally)

esr(config-lt)# load-average <TIME>

<TIME> – interval in seconds, takes values of [5..150].

Default value: 5

10

Specify the size of MTU packets that can be passed by the bridge (optionally; possible if only VLAN is included in the bridge).
MTU above 1500 will be active only when using the "system jumbo-frames” command.

esr(config-lt)# mtu <MTU>

<MTU> – MTU value, takes values in the range of:

  • for ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF – [1280..9600];
  • for ESR-20/21 – [1280..9500];
  • for ESR-100/200/1000/1200/1500/1511/1700/3100 – [1280..10000].

Default value: 1500.

Configuration example

Objective:

Organize interaction between hosts terminated in two VRF vrf_1 and vrf_2.

Initial configuration:

hostname esr
ip vrf vrf_1
exit
ip vrf vrf_2
exit
interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
  ip vrf forwarding vrf_1
  ip firewall disable
  ip address 10.0.0.1/24
exit
interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2
  ip vrf forwarding vrf_2
  ip firewall disable
  ip address 10.0.1.1/24
exit
CODE
Solution:

Create LT tunnels for each VRF, specifying IP address from one subnet:

esr(config)# tunnel lt 1
esr(config-lt)# ip vrf forwarding vrf_1
esr(config-lt)# ip firewall disable
esr(config-lt)# ip address 192.168.0.1/30
esr(config-lt)# exit
esr(config)# tunnel lt 2
esr(config-lt)# ip vrf forwarding vrf_2
esr(config-lt)# ip firewall disable
esr(config-lt)# ip address 192.168.0.2/30
esr(config-lt)# exit
CODE

Designate LT tunnel from VRF, which is necessary to establish link with, for each LT tunnel and activate them.

esr(config)# tunnel lt 1
esr(config-lt)# peer lt 2
esr(config-lt)# enable
esr(config-lt)# exit
esr(config)# tunnel lt 2
esr(config-lt)# peer lt 1
esr(config-lt)# enable
esr(config-lt)# exit
CODE

If none of dynamic routing protocols is configured in VRF, specify static routes for each VRF:

esr(config)# ip route vrf vrf_1 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.0.2
esr(config)# ip route vrf vrf_2 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.0.1
CODE