IPsec Settings
IPsec settings for this machine can be made on Web Image Monitor. The following table explains individual setting items.
IPsec settings items
Setting
Description
Setting value
IPsec
Specify whether to enable or disable IPsec.
Active
Inactive
Exclude HTTPS Communication
Specify whether to enable IPsec for HTTPS transmission.
Active
Inactive
Specify "Active" if you do not want to use IPsec for HTTPS transmission.
The IPsec setting can also be configured from the control panel.
Encryption key auto exchange security level
When you select a security level, certain security settings are automatically configured. The following table explains security level features.
Security level
Security level features
Authentication Only
Select this level if you want to authenticate the transmission partner and prevent unauthorized data tampering, but not perform data packet encryption.
Since the data is sent cleartext, data packets are vulnerable to eavesdropping attacks. Do not select this if you are exchanging sensitive information.
Authentication and Low Level Encryption
Select this level if you want to encrypt the data packets as well as authenticate the transmission partner and prevent unauthorized packet tampering. Packet encryption helps prevent eavesdropping attacks. This level provides less security than "Authentication and High Level Encryption".
Authentication and High Level Encryption
Select this level if you want to encrypt the data packets as well as authenticate the transmission partner and prevent unauthorized packet tampering. Packet encryption helps prevent eavesdropping attacks. This level provides higher security than "Authentication and Low Level Encryption".
The following table lists the settings that are automatically configured according to the security level.
Setting
Authentication Only
Authentication and Low Level Encryption
Authentication and High Level Encryption
Security Policy
Apply
Apply
Apply
Encapsulation Mode
Transport
Transport
Transport
IPsec Requirement Level
Use When Possible
Use When Possible
Always Require
Authentication Method
PSK
PSK
PSK
Phase 1 Hash Algorithm
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
Phase 1 Encryption Algorithm
DES
3DES
AES-128-CBC
Phase 1 Diffie-Hellman Group
2
2
2
Phase 2 Security Protocol
AH
ESP
ESP
Phase 2 Authentication Algorithm
HMAC-SHA1-96/HMAC-SHA256-128/HMAC-SHA384-192/HMAC-SHA512-256
HMAC-SHA1-96/HMAC-SHA256-128/HMAC-SHA384-192/HMAC-SHA512-256
HMAC-SHA256-128/HMAC-SHA384-192/HMAC-SHA512-256
Phase 2 Encryption Algorithm Permissions
Cleartext (NULL encryption)
3DES/AES-128/AES-192/AES-256
AES-128/AES-192/AES-256
Phase 2 PFS
Inactive
Inactive
2
Encryption key auto exchange settings items
When you specify a security level, the corresponding security settings are automatically configured, but other settings, such as address type, local address, and remote address must still be configured manually.
After you specify a security level, you can still make changes to the auto configured settings. When you change an auto configured setting, the security level switches automatically to "User Setting".
Setting
Description
Setting value
Address Type
Specify the address type for which IPsec transmission is used.
Inactive
IPv4
IPv6
IPv4/IPv6 (Default Settings only)
Local Address
Specify the machine's address. If you are using multiple addresses in IPv6, you can also specify an address range.
The machine's IPv4 or IPv6 address.
If you are not setting an address range, enter 32 after an IPv4 address, or enter 128 after an IPv6 address.
Remote Address
Specify the address of the IPsec transmission partner. You can also specify an address range.
The IPsec transmission partner's IPv4 or IPv6 address.
If you are not setting an address range, enter 32 after an IPv4 address, or enter 128 after an IPv6 address.
Security Policy
Specify how IPsec is handled.
Apply
Bypass
Discard
Encapsulation Mode
Specify the encapsulation mode.
(auto setting)
Transport
Tunnel
If you specify "Tunnel", you must then specify the "Tunnel End Point", which are the beginning and ending IP addresses. Set the same address for the beginning point as you set in "Local Address".
IPsec Requirement Level
Specify whether to only transmit using IPsec or to allow cleartext transmission when IPsec cannot be established.
(auto setting)
Use When Possible
Always Require
Authentication Method
Specify the method for authenticating transmission partners.
(auto setting)
PSK
Certificate
If you specify "PSK", you must then set the PSK text (using ASCII characters).
If you are using "PSK", specify a PSK password using up to 32 ASCII characters.
If you specify "Certificate", the certificate for IPsec must be installed and specified before it can be used.
PSK Text
Specify the pre-shared key for
PSK authentication.
Enter the pre-shared key required for PSK authentication.
Remote ID
Specify the remote ID for certificate authentication.
When you select Certificate for Authentication Method, enter the subject Distinguished Names (DN).
You can enter the subject Distinguished Names (DN) using up to 191 ASCII characters.Phase 1
Hash Algorithm
Specify the Hash algorithm to be used in phase 1.
(auto setting)
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
SHA384
SHA512
Phase 1
Encryption Algorithm
Specify the encryption algorithm to be used in phase 1.
(auto setting)
DES
3DES
AES-128-CBC
AES-192-CBC
AES-256-CBC
Phase 1
Diffie-Hellman Group
Select the Diffie-Hellman group number used for IKE encryption key generation.
(auto setting)
1
2
14
Phase 1
Validity Period
Specify the time period for which the SA settings in phase 1 are valid.
Set in seconds from 300 sec. (5 min.) to 172800 sec. (48 hrs.).
Phase 2
Security Protocol
Specify the security protocol to be used in Phase 2.
To apply both encryption and authentication to sent data, specify "ESP" or "ESP+AH".
To apply authentication data only, specify "AH".
(auto setting)
ESP
AH
ESP+AH
Phase 2
Authentication Algorithm
Specify the authentication algorithm to be used in phase 2.
(auto setting)
HMAC-MD5-96
HMAC-SHA1-96
HMAC-SHA256-128
HMAC-SHA384-192
HMAC-SHA512-256
Phase 2
Encryption Algorithm Permissions
Specify the encryption algorithm to be used in phase 2.
(auto setting)
Cleartext (NULL encryption)
DES
3DES
AES-128
AES-192
AES-256
Phase 2
PFS
Specify whether to activate PFS. Then, if PFS is activated, select the Diffie-Hellman group.
(auto setting)
Inactive
1
2
14
Phase 2
Validity Period
Specify the time period for which the SA settings in phase 2 are valid.
Specify a period (in seconds) from 300 (5min.) to 172800 (48 hrs.).