14th Jul, 2008

5. Implementing IPSec

NOTE:

1. Before you perform these labs, Make sure that you have installed VPC in your PC.

2. Make sure that you already have concept of DNS and Active Directory. i.e. you have installed AD and DNS in your server.

3. Make sure that you have an extra Windows 2003 server installed named as Windows Server 2003 B with two ethernet cards installed into it in order to perform these labs.

Implementing IPSec

 

Exercise 1 – Implementing an IPSec Policy

 

  1. At Windows Server 2003 B: Open the Local Security Policy editor from Admin tools.
  2. Click the IP Security Policies on Local Computer object in the left pane.
  3. Right click the object and choose create IP security policy.
  4. Click <next>
  5. Enter the description ‘secret key’ and click <next>.
  6. Deselect the default rule option and click <next>
  7. Click <finish>
  8. Click <add>
  9. Click <next>
  10. Click <next> to the IP tunnel prompt.
  11. Choose LAN connections and click <next>.
  12. Select all IP traffic and click <next>
  13. Choose require security and Click <next>
  14. Choose use this string and in the text box, type (in capitals): SECRET
  15. Click <next>
  16. Choose <finish>
  17. Choose <OK> and <OK>
  18. Repeat all these steps on Windows Server 2003.

 

Exercise 2 – Testing the Policy

 

  1. At either server, open a command prompt and ping one another from the command prompt.
  2. Are you successful?
  3. At Windows Server 2003 B: Right click the ‘secret key’ policy in the IP security policy window and choose assign.
  4. Attempt to ping one another.
  5. Are you successful?
  6. Do you receive the same error message at each VPC?
  7. At Windows Server 2003 : Assign the policy.
  8. Attempt to ping each way
  9. Are you successful?
  10. Un-assign the policy at all computers and close all open dialogs.

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