Athena NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall)

Athena NGFW (previously known as Network Secure) provides comprehensive protection for every network perimeter, ensuring the safety of your valuable assets, data, and users from emerging threats.
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GRE Tunnel

{{ $t('productDocDetail.updateTime') }}: 2026-01-07

To configure GRE tunnels. It supports GRE over IP, GRE over OSPF, and GRE over IPSec VPN. Click Add to add a GRE tunnel, as shown in the following figure.

Tunnel No.: the number of the new tunnel port.

Zone: the zone where the outbound interface resides.

IP Address: the IP address of the new tunnel. The network segment where the IP address resides serves as the OSPF running segment.

Source Address: the actual source address of the WAN route of the outbound interface at the local end.

Destination Address: the actual destination address of the WAN route of the incoming interface at the peer end.

GRE Key: a shared key, which must be consistent at both ends.

Advanced: Set the MTU value and message check, and perform settings for sending Keepalive message.

Click Save. The GRE tunnel is successfully set up.