| 7.4 |  | VPN Enterprise Management |
| 7.4.1 |  | Introduction to the Router Management Center (MC) |

| This section introduces and explains the Management Center for VPN Routers, or the Router Management Center (MC). The CiscoWorks Router Management Center (Router MC), a component of the CiscoWorks VPN/Management Solution (VMS), provides scalable security management for the configuration and deployment of VPN connections. One of the greatest challenges in implementing large site-to-site and remote access VPNs is management. The primary role of the Router MC is to manage site-to-site VPNs.

The Router MC can be defined as follows:

- A Web-based application for the setup and maintenance of VPN connections using Cisco VPN Routers
- Centralizes the configuration of IKE and tunnel policies for multiple devices
- Scalable to a large number of VPN routers