
This connection is secured with a route-based IPSec tunnel between the L2 VPN server and the L2 VPN client. With Layer 2 VPN (L2 VPN), you can extend Layer 2 networks (VNIs or VLANs) across multiple sites on the same broadcast domain. ESP operates directly on top of IP, using IP protocol number 50. NSX Edge only supports a tunnel mode that uses IP tunneling with Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP). Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) VPN secures traffic flowing between two networks connected over a public network through IPSec gateways called endpoints.

For more information on support of the QAT feature on bare metal servers, see the NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide. Support for this feature began with NSX-T Data Center 3.0. The Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) feature on a bare metal server is supported for IPSec VPN bulk cryptography.

You can also define new profiles with different settings and select them during the VPN service configuration. System-default configuration profiles with predefined values and settings are made available for your use during a VPN service configuration. NSX-T Data Center 2.4 release, you must continue to use API calls to configure a VPN service.

To use existing Tier-0 or Tier-1 logical routers that were configured before the NSX Manager UI or Policy APIs that are included with NSX-T Data Center 2.4 or later to configure VPN services, you must use new objects, such as Tier-0 gateways, that were created using the
