Configure Dead-Peer Detection Timeout

Use the following procedure to configure the dead-peer detection (DPD) timeout for the IKE Phase 1 policy.

About this task

Dead Peer Detection (DPD) timeout is the interval for which the system sends messages to a peer to confirm its availability.

Procedure

  1. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  2. Configure the DPD timeout:

    ike policy WORD<1–32> dpd-timeout <1–4294967295>

Variable Definition

The following table defines parameters for the ike policy WORD<1–32> dpd-timeout command.

Variable

Value

policy WORD<1–32>

Specifies the name of the IKE Phase 1 policy.

dpd-timeout <1–4294967295>

Specifies the dead peer detection timeout in seconds for the IKE Phase 1 policy. The default is 300 seconds. To set this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command: default ike policy WORD<1–32> dpd-timeout