Choose Location for Partnership: Choose the first partner for the partnership and click Next.

Figure 2.13 First Location of the Partnership

Choose Location to Partner with: Choose the second partner and click Next. (Note that you can choose an extranet Location as a partner, but you cannot establish a partnership with client group using this wizard.)

Figure 2.14 Second Location of the Partnership

Location Partnership Administration: The wizard will take you through the steps of administering each side of the partnership, one at a time. (If there is already a partnership between the two Locations that you selected, you can use this wizard to Modify or Delete the partnership.)

Click Next to begin administering the first partner.

Figure 2.15 Location Partnership Administration

Tube Definitions: This screen asks you to define tube definitions for the first partner's side of the partnership.

You can Edit or Delete any existing tubes.

To add a new tube, click Add.

Figure 2.16 Define Connection Tubes

Local User Group or Application: If applications have been defined for the first partner, the next screen asks you to select whether this tube definition will contain a local User Group or application.

Select Local User Group: If you select Local User Group (or no applications have been configured), the next screen asks you to select a local User Group from the pull-down menu and click Next.

Figure 2.18 Select Local User Group

Tube Firewall Policy: On the next screen, you are asked to select an (optional) Firewall Policy that will be enforced locally on the tube. For more information on Firewall Policies, refer to Section 2.1, “Corente Virtual Services Gateway Security and Firewalls”.

Click Next.

Figure 2.19 Tube Firewall Policy

If you select Local Application, the next screen asks you to select a local application from the pull-down menu and click Next.

Figure 2.20 Select Local Application

Remote User Group or Application: If applications have been defined for the second partner, the next screen asks you to select whether this tube definition will contain a remote User Group or application.

Figure 2.21 Remote User Group or Application

Select Remote User Group: If you select Remote User Group (or no applications have been configured), the next screen asks you to select a remote User Group from the menu and click Next.

Figure 2.22 Select Remote User Group

Select Remote Application: If you select Remote Application, the next screen asks you to select a remote application from the menu and click Next.

Figure 2.23 Select Remote Application

Inbound QoS: Select an (optional) Inbound QoS setting that will apply to all traffic from the second partner inbound to the first partner and click Next.

For information on defining Quality of Service settings to use with your Locations, refer to Section 2.2, “Quality of Service (QoS)”.

Figure 2.24 Inbound QoS

Outbound QoS: Select an (optional) Outbound QoS setting that will apply to all traffic to the second partner outbound from the first partner and click Next.

Figure 2.25 Outbound QoS

Define Connection Tubes: You will return to the Tube Definitions screen of the wizard. Add, edit, or delete as many tubes as you would like. When you have finished defining tubes for the first partner, click Next.

Figure 2.26 Define Connection Tubes

Location Partnership Administration: After the Tube Definitions screen for the first partner, you will be asked to perform the same steps you just completed for the second partner's side of the partnership. Location partnerships are reciprocal and must be defined on both sides of the partnership. This allows each side to enforce their own rules on the connection.

Figure 2.27 Location Partnership Administration