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IMS seems to be difficult for some. In an effort to ease the pain below are some common causes of IMS issues.

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Route based simple VPNs are simple 4 step process in the Juniper Firewalls.

1. Make a new tunnel interface under Interfaces -> New and make it unnumbered.
2. Configure Phase 1 under AutoKey Advanced -> Gateway and set up the basics of the tunnel.
3. Configure Phase 2 under AutoKey IKE set up the phase 2 and associate it with the tunnel interface.
4. Configure IP Route the network should be the network on the far end of the tunnel, the gateway should be the IP Address of the far end trust interface, and the Interface should be the tunnel interface.

Everyone is by now used to the old IP400 chassis, but now the new IP500 chassis throws a few curve-balls into the mix. Here are some basics to remember when installing a new IP500 Control Unit.

1.) Ensure that the Smart Card is in place. The IP500 Chassis is useless with out this. If the CF and CPU light blink continuously it indicates that the Smart Card is not being detected. Once the card is detected on boot-up, these lights will proceed from the blinking Red status on to the solid Green status.

2.) Ensure that the unit is upgraded before you try to pull a config. There is no configuration file to pull on a IP500 with the 4.0.0 code as it arrives from the factory. This version of code is solely for testing purposes during manufacturing, and has no functionality. Upgrade the Unit to functional GA code prior to pulling a config. It can actually go directly to any of the Available GA as of this writing.

3.) Ensure that licenses are loaded prior to connecting Expansion Modules. Expansion Module ports are not enabled until the IP500 STD to PRO license is validated. Once this license is in place, the Expansion Modules will work as normal.