Letting the Auto-Tunnel Feature Do the Work for You

If you want the auto-tunnel feature to automatically build tunnels for you, it must be enabled for each appliance involved.

This feature is useful when setting up a basic Proof of Concept.

It is not recommended if you:

•	Have multiple IP addresses per appliance

•	Would be creating an excess of unnecessary tunnels, based on having a large volume of appliances

•	Need to configure parallel tunnels

•	Want a non-standard or more complex tunnel configuration — for example, configuring for IPsec or for FEC (Forward Error Correction).

w	To verify the state of the auto-tunnel feature

1	From the Configuration menu, select System. The Configuration - System page appears.

2	Make sure that Auto Tunnel is selected on this appliance, and on its peer.

When bilateral traffic begins to flow, the Appliance Manager constructs the tunnel and begins optimizing traffic.

Note This feature requires that any necessary outbound and inbound redirection is already configured. For more information, see “Route Policy.”

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