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Glossary

Portal

Applies to the SSL VPN feature. The Portal page is displayed
following a successful login to a virtual SSL VPN server
configured as a portal server. The Portal contains five different
tabs from where the user can access various intranet resources
such as web, mail and file servers.

Portal Guard

The Portal Guard feature is an easy way of "converting" an
existing HTTP site to generate HTTPS links, secure cookies etc.
The VPN Gateway will not only handle the SSL processing but
also see to it that all existing web links are rewritten to HTTPS.
This eliminates the need to rewrite each link manually.

Port Forwarder

Applies to the SSL VPN feature. Java applet accessible on
the Portal page’s Advanced tab, enabling transparent access
to applications through a secure connection. By specifying an
arbitrary port number on the client along with the desired intranet
host and port number, the user can access an intranet application
by connecting to localhost on the specified port number.

Real Server Group

A group of real servers that are associated with a virtual server IP
address (VIP) or filter on a Nortel Application Switch.

RIP (Real Server IP) Address

A real server IP address that the Nortel Application Switch
load balances to when requests are made to a virtual server IP
address (VIP).

RPort (Real Server Port)

The real server port, which a virtual SSL server on the VPN
Gateway uses when sending and receiving information to and
from the real servers.

Setup Utility

When starting a VPN Gateway the very first time, you enter the
Setup utility automatically. The Setup utility is used for performing
a basic configuration of the VPN Gateway. The Setup utility first
presents you with the choice of setting up the NVG as a single
device, or to add the VPN Gateway to an existing cluster.

If you perform a reinstallation of the NVG software, you will also
enter the Setup Utility after the VPN Gateway has rebooted.

Nortel VPN Gateway

User Guide

NN46120-104

02.01

Standard

14 April 2008