VPN

Updated: April 24, 2026

Outlines VPN concepts, interface configuration, and procedures for deploying, managing, and verifying VPNs using configuration groups, templates, and CLI commands within a software-defined WAN infrastructure.

VPN

Explains foundational VPN concepts, including configuration of interfaces in the WAN transport VPN and management VPN, to provide essential background for VPN deployment and operation.

Configure VPN

Details VPN configuration procedures using configuration groups, templates, and CLI commands, covering transport, management, and service VPN setup, load-balancing algorithm configuration, and host name-to-IP address mapping.

Verify the VPN configuration

Provides verification steps and reference commands to confirm correct VPN configuration and operational status within the network.

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