Repercussions of enabling NEM for Easy-VPN

[chris]

Hi,

I am going to try and set up a VPN using Easy-VPN between a Cisco 837 router and ASA 5520. Both devices are live and any downtime would need to take place out of hours. The router would need to be the server. I see that I will need to enable NEM on the firewall in order for this to work. What would be the repercussions of enabling this i.e. could it be service affecting? As I said, I will need to do it out of hours if it will be.

Thanks,

Chris

[Eugene Khabarov]

ASA5520 can't act as easy vpn hardware client.

Maybe you want 837 to be clinet and asa to be server?

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[chris]

Okay, thanks! So if I were to set the ASA up as the server, and to enable NEM. Would that be service affecting at all?

[Eugene Khabarov · Accepted solution]

What do you mean about service affect? If you mean service downtime for generic VPN clients generally "

nem enable" command under group-policy  will no do it.

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[chris]

Thanks for your help!