Client Firewall (for Coordinator)

If ViPNet clients with the same IP addresses server use the same type of connection to the external network, you can do general firewall settings on their IP addresses server.

For ViPNet clients that use a type of connection differing from the type specified on their IP addresses server, you need to do individual settings for each client in the Firewall tab.

For information on connection types, read About ViPNet Connections.

To set firewall parameters for clients with the same IP addresses server:

Select the coordinator that is the IP addresses server for the client group and click the Client firewall tab.
If clients connect with the external network directly (without using a firewall), remove the tick from the Use firewall check box.
If you want to select a connection type after installing ViPNet Client, select Will be set manually from the Firewall type drop-down list box.
If clients connect with the external network through a ViPNet Coordinator:
1. Select Coordinator from the Firewall type drop-down box.
2. If necessary, change the coordinator from the Coordinator acting as firewall drop-down list box. By default, the coordinator you are setting is shown.
3. Select the relationship between the client group and coordinator from the Positional relationship between VPN clients and coordinator drop-down list box.
If clients connect with the external network through a firewall with static address translation, select With static address translation from the Firewall type drop-down list box.
If clients connect with the external network through a firewall where it's impossible to set static rules of address translation:
1. Select With dynamic address translation from the Firewall type drop-down box.
2. Specify how often the coordinator for incoming traffic will pass incoming traffic through the firewall from the IP addresses server polling period field. The default is 25 seconds.
3. If you want all connections with other network nodes to be done only through the coordinator, tick the Entire VPN traffic with external nodes is directed through IP addresses server check box. Note: Due to increased traffic, the speed of data exchange can slow down. Otherwise, you can get more stable connections in the ViPNet network.