Juniper Networks offers a wide range of VPN configuration possibilities, such as Route Based VPN, Policy Based VPN, Dial-up VPN, and L2TP over IPSec.  Start here if you are looking for assistance with configuring a VPN between your Juniper ScreenOS Firewall products or between a ScreenOS Firewall and another vendor's VPN device. 

The links in this article provide a wide range of articles and documents to help you get started:

• Configuration KB articles, based on VPN configuration type
• Overview articles of VPN, NAT, NAT-T, PKI, IPSec, and Dynamic VPNs
• Step by step configuration examples from the Technical Documentation

There are multiple choices when configuring a VPN with a Juniper Firewall devices.  This article provides links to various articles and documents to help configure your VPN.

Select your VPN configuration type to view a list of available articles:

LAN-to-LAN Firewall LAN-to-LAN Route-Based VPN articles Firewall LAN-to-LAN Policy-Based VPN articles Configuring a VPN between a Juniper Firewall device and a 3rd Party Device Client-to-LAN Configuring a Juniper Dial-Up / NetScreen-Remote VPN Configuring PPTP, IPSec Pass-through or L2TP over IPSec solutions on a Juniper Firewall device

 

Technical Documentation Configuration Examples

ScreenOS  Concepts & Examples ScreenOS Reference Guide Volume 5:  Virtual Private Networks Chapter 4 -- Site-to-Site Virtual Private Networks Chapter 5 -- Dialup Virtual Private Networks ScreenOS 6.3: http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/screenos/screenos6.3.0/630_ce_VPN.pdf ScreenOS 6.2: http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/screenos/screenos6.2.0/ce_v5.pdf ScreenOS 6.1: http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/screenos/screenos6.1.0/ce_v5.pdf ScreenOS 5.4: http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/screenos/screenos5.4.0/CE_v5.pdf

 

VPN Overview Articles

KB4162	VPN Basic Overview
KB4741	NAT-T Overview
KB4102	What is Network Address Translation (NAT)?
KB7884	PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Primer & FAQ with ScreenOS
KB4124	Policy Based VPN vs Route Based VPN
KB4087	What is an IPSec VPN and How Does it Work?
KB4756	What Are the Minimum Requirements for NAT Traversal?
KB5556	VPN Tunnel Types
KB4492	What Is an Unnumbered Tunnel Interface and When Should I Use It?
KB7329	What are the limitations to L2TP over IPSec?
KB7026	ScreenOS5.0.0 Changes/Enhancements regarding VPN functionality

2020-01-24: Article reviewed for accuracy. No changes made. Article is correct and complete.