crypto isakmp nat keepalive

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Re-enables NAT Traversal keepalive if it was disabled, and configures the keepalive interval. NAT Traversal keepalive is enabled in the device by default. The purpose of this command is to keep the NAT devices tables updated. Use no crypto isakmp nat keepalive to disable NAT Traversal keepalives.

Tip:

Set the NAT Traversal keepalive interval to be less than the NAT translation aging time on the NAT device.

Syntax

[no] crypto isakmp nat keepalive [seconds]

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

seconds

The number of seconds between NAT Traversal keepalive messages

5-3600

User level

read-write

Context

general

Example

To enable NAT Traversal keepalive for an interval of 60 seconds:

Gxxx-001(super)# crypto isakmp nat keepalive 60