VPN Shell

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Configuring a Virtual Interface Using the VPN Shell

The VPN Shell, used for creating Virtual VPN Tunnel Interfaces, is composed of menus and commands. The shell can be used interactively or as a single command line. Invoking the command - vpn shell - without any other arguments starts the interactive shell. Adding arguments after vpn shell is interpreted as a direct command and executed.

VPN shell — starts the interactive mode

The basic format of the command is: [path/path/path arguments], for example interface/add takes you directly to the menu for adding numbered interfaces.
Within the VPN shell, command line completion is available, for example i/a/n is completed to interface/add/numbered and executed provided there are not two commands starting with the same letter.
Use Control-D to exit the VPN shell/end of line (when including vpn shell commands in a script)

VPN shell is not supported in Gaia. Use show vpn, add vpn, and delete vpn.

Expressions and meanings for the VPN shell are shown in the following table:

VPN Shell Commands/Arguments

Expression	Meaning
?	Shows available commands
/	Returns to the top of the main menu
.. (two dots)	Moves up one menu level
/quit	Exists the VPN shell
show/interface/summary	Shows summary of all interfaces or of a specific interface
show/interface/detailed	Shows summary of all interfaces or of a specific interface with greater detail
interface/add/numbered	Adds a numbered interface (Local IP, remote IP, peer name and interface name required)
interface/add/unnumbered	Adds an unnumbered interface (Peer name and interface name required)
interface/modify/peer/mtu	Modify the MTU of an interface by peer name
interface/modify/peer/netmask	Modify the netmask of an interface by peer name
interface/modify/ifname/mtu	Modify the MTU of an interface by given interface name
interface/modify/ifname/netmask	Modify the netmask of an interface by given interface name
interface/delete/peer	Delete interface by given peer name
interface/delete/ifname	Delete interface by given interface name
interface/show/summary	Shows summary of all interfaces or of a specific interface
interface/show/detailed	Shows summary of all interfaces or of a specific interface with greater detail
tunnels/show/IKE/all	Displays all valid SA's
tunnels/show/IKE/peer	Displays valid SA for a specific peer (gateway IP address required)
tunnels/show/IPSec/all	Displays all IPSec tunnels
tunnels/show/IPSec/peer	Displays IPSec tunnels for a specific peer
tunnels/delete/IKE/peer	Deletes valid SA's for a specific peer (Security Gateway IP address required)
tunnels/delete/IKE/user	Deletes valid SA's for a specific user (internal IP address and user name required)
tunnels/delete/IKE/all	Deletes all valid SA's
tunnels/delete/IPSec/peer	Deletes IPSec tunnels for a specific peer (gateway IP address required)
tunnels/delete/IPSec/user	Deletes IPSec tunnels for a specific user (internal IP address and user name required)
tunnels/delete/IPSec/all	Deletes all IPSec tunnels
tunnels/delete/all	Deletes all SA's and IPSec tunnels

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