VPN elements

You can view the types of elements used for configuring VPNs, and inbound and outbound traffic management.

Table 1. Types of elements in the VPN configuration
Element Type Explanation
Policy-Based VPNs Configurations particular to a VPN between two or more VPN gateways.
Route-based Tunnels Configurations particular to VPN tunnels between Engine interfaces that are designated as tunnel endpoints.
Traffic Handlers Configure outbound and inbound traffic management features (load balancing and high availability).
Application Access Portal Application Access Portals Configurations particular to Engines that act as Application Access Portals.
Application Access Policies Application Access Policy elements that define which services are available in the Application Access Portal and which users can access the services.
Application Access Services Application Access Services that are used through the Application Access Portal.
Application Access SSO Domains Application Access SSO Domains where the same user name and password are valid.
Application Access Service Profiles Defines the settings for SSO and cookie protection in the Application Access Services.
VPN Gateways Configurations particular to individual VPN Gateways, such as IP address information.
Other Elements Connection Types Connection type elements that define how VPN endpoints are used in a Multi-Link configuration.
Tunnel Groups Tunnel Group elements for monitoring Route-based Tunnels.
Profiles Gateway Profiles Information about the capabilities of particular types and versions of VPN gateway devices. Allow automatic configuration validation.
Gateway Settings Advanced global Engine settings related to VPN performance tuning.
VPN Profiles The main authentication, encryption, and integrity checking settings for VPNs.
QoS Classes An identifier that can be assigned to network traffic to define QoS policies for the traffic.
TLS Cryptography Suite Sets Settings that define which cryptographic algorithms are allowed to be used in the SSL VPN.
VPN Certificates Gateway Certificates Certificate issuers whose signature is accepted as proof of identity on certificates in one or more VPNs.
VPN Certificate Authorities Certificate issuers whose signature is accepted as proof of identity on certificates in one or more VPNs.