Enable IPsec on an Interface

Use the following procedure to enable IPsec on an interface. You can configure IPsec on a port, management port, VLAN, or loopback interface.

Note

IPsec support on the management port applies to VSP 8600 Series only.

Procedure

Enter Interface Configuration mode:
enable

configure terminal

followed by one of the following:
- interface GigabitEthernet {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}
- interface loopback <1–256>
- interface mgmtEthernet <mgmt | mgmt2>
- interface vlan <1–4059>
Note

If the platform supports channelization and the port is channelized, you must also specify the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port.
Enable IPsec on an IPv6 interface:

ipv6 ipsec enable

default ipv6 ipsec enable
Enable IPsec on an IPv4 interface:

ip ipsec enable

default ip ipsec enable
Optional: Disable IPsec on an IPv6 interface:

no ipv6 ipsec enable
Optional: Disable IPsec on an IPv4 interface:

no ip ipsec enable

Enable IPsec for IPv6 on VLAN 100:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#interface vlan 100
Switch:1(config-if)#ipv6 ipsec enable

The following table defines parameters for the ip ipsec and ipv6 ipsec commands.


Variable	Value
enable	Enables IPsec on the interface.