Activating packet rules

The VPN wizard automatically creates the packet rules that this connection requires to work properly. However, you must activate them on both systems before you can start the VPN connection.

To activate packet rules on System A, follow these steps:

  1. In IBM Navigator for i, expand Network > IP Policies.
  2. Click Packet Rules to open the Packet Rules panel.
  3. Click Actions and then click Activate Rules.... This opens the Activate Packet Rules panel.
  4. Select whether you want to activate only the VPN generated rules, only the selected files, or both the VPN generated rules and the selected files. You might choose the latter, for instance, if you have miscellaneous PERMIT and DENY rules that you want to enforce on the interface in addition to the VPN generated rules.
  5. Select the interface on which you want the rules activated. In this case, select Activate these rules on all interfaces and all point-to-point filter identifier.
  6. Click OK on the dialog box to confirm that you want to verify and activate the rules on the interface or interfaces you specified. After you click OK, the system checks the rules for syntax and semantic errors and reports the results in a message window at the bottom of the editor.
  7. Repeat these steps to activate packet rules on System C.