initiate mode

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Specifies which IKE Phase-1 mode to use when communicating with the peer. Use no initiate mode to restore the default setting, which is main mode.

Note:

Aggressive mode is one of the prerequisites for working with dynamic IP addresses.

Syntax

[no] initiate mode {main | aggressive | none}

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

main

Keyword specifying that the device operate in IKE main mode

aggressive

Keyword specifying that the device operate in IKE aggressive mode. Specify this option when local IP is dynamic.

none

Keyword specifying that the device act as an IKE Phase-1 responder. Specify this option only when communicating with a dynamically addressed remote peer.

User level

read-write

Context

crypto isakmp peer

Example

To initiate aggressive mode:

Gxxx-001(config-peer:149.49.70.1)# initiate mode aggressive