configuring the saprouter

[Former Member]

hello gurus

i need to connect to sap using vpn.i have configured the sap router abnd it seems to be working.I recieved the connection details from sap with deatils at SAP site,Encryption,preshared secrect.

So now i have checked the next step where i will have to input the preshared key but no luck .I have looked at note 486688 but there is a section where it refers to see Notes 17285 and 29784 but those are said to be internal notes

Maybe i need a step by step guide on how to configure the connection once the saprouter has been installed.

any ideas will be welcome

[Former Member]

Hello,

I think you are confusing SNC and VPN.

You use saprouter to control access to/from your sap systems and sap.

To encrypt the traffic (over the Internet) between your saprouter and the saprouter at SAP, you use either:

VPN - a firewall/vpn device (hardware and/or software) provided by third party (e.g. Check Point, Cisco devices)

OR

SNC - a software solution to encrypt traffic provided by saprouter

If you setup a VPN connection with SAP, you need to configure a VPN connection on your firewall as specified by SAP. This is where you need the shared secret.

When using VPN, your traffic is encrypted and you do not need SNC.

When you don't use a VPN connection, your saprouter communicates directly to the saprouter at SAP. To protect this traffic, which is sent in clear text over the Internet, you should encrypt this traffic. If you have no friewall or VPN device, you can use SNC to encrypt the traffic.

In this case, you need to request a certificate for your saprouter and configure the saprouter for SNC.

Note 486688 describes the requirements for a VPN connection and clearly states you need a VPN/IPSec-enabled router/firewall and a public IP-address for both your router/firewall and your saprouter.

I hope this makes things a bit more clear.

Kind regards,

Dagwin

[Former Member]

Hi

Please go through the following document which will be helpful to you in resolving your problem.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/4f/992ce8446d11d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm

Thanks & Regards,

Vidyadhar k