NSE7 Advanced VPN and Zero Trust Practice Question
A FortiGate administrator is configuring a hub-and-spoke ADVPN with BGP. The hub has multiple spokes. Which TWO configuration steps are REQUIRED on the hub FortiGate for shortcut tunnels to be established between spokes?
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure BGP to redistribute connected or static routes to the spokes
For ADVPN shortcut tunnels, the hub must enable auto-discovery sender and must also advertise the spoke routes to other spokes. Without route advertisement, spokes cannot know about each other's networks.
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Configure BGP to redistribute connected or static routes to the spokes
Why this is correct
Without route redistribution, spokes will not learn about other spoke subnets, so shortcut tunnels would have no traffic to trigger.
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Enable 'set auto-discovery-receiver' on the hub's phase1 interface
Why it's wrong here
Receiver is for spokes, not the hub.
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Enable 'set auto-discovery-sender' on the hub's phase1 interface
Why this is correct
This enables the hub to send route advertisements to spokes so they can initiate shortcut tunnels.
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Disable DPD on the hub's phase1 interface
Why it's wrong here
DPD is unrelated to shortcut tunnels; disabling it could cause connectivity issues.
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Set the IKE version to IKEv1 on the hub
Why it's wrong here
ADVPN works with both IKEv1 and IKEv2; IKE version is not a requirement.
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