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RED FAQs

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about RED configuration with the firewall.

What are the RED log files?

For information about RED log files, see RED.

What logs indicate a successful RED tunnel establishment?

In the log file red.log, the following log shows a successful connection between the firewall and SD-RED:

Wed Feb  4 02:53:25 2026Z REDD INFO: server: New connection from 198.51.100.50 with ID <RED ID> (cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384), rev1

In the log file red-<RED ID>.log, the following log shows a successful tunnel establishment:

Mon Feb 23 07:03:21 2026Z REDD INFO server: New connection from 198.51.100.50 (cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384), rev1
Mon Feb 23 07:03:22 2026Z REDD INFO Disabling debug
Mon Feb 23 07:03:22 2026Z REDD INFO connected OK, pushing config
Mon Feb 23 07:03:22 2026Z REDD INFO command '{"data":{"version":"0"},"type":"INIT_CONNECTION"}'
Mon Feb 23 07:03:22 2026Z REDD INFO Initializing connection running protocol version 0
Mon Feb 23 07:03:22 2026Z REDD INFO Sending json message {"type":"WELCOME","data":{}}
Mon Feb 23 07:03:23 2026Z REDD INFO command '{"data":{"poe_port2_status":{"current":0,"FETok":true,"detectionOn":false,"pdstate":0,"priority_str":"low","pdclass":-3,"classificationOn":false,"classFail":false,"TPPL":0,"good":false,"type":"port","port":2,"PMoff":false,"MSCCcap":false,"watt":0,"power":false,"PPL":0,"FEToverTemp":false,"isAT":false,"pdclass_power_limit":0,"volt":0,"pdstate_str":"unknown","mode":0,"priority":2,"mode_str":"shutdown"},"poe_port1_status":{"current":0,"FETok":true,"detectionOn":false,"pdstate":0,"port":1,"pdclass":-3,"classificationOn":false,"classFail":false,"TPPL":0,"good":false,"type":"port","priority_str":"high","PMoff":false,"MSCCcap":false,"priority":0,"mode":0,"pdstate_str":"unknown","volt":0,"PPL":0,"pdclass_power_limit":0,"FEToverTemp":false,"isAT":false,"power":false,"watt":0,"mode_str":"shutdown"}},"type":"STATUS"}'
Mon Feb 23 07:03:24 2026Z REDD INFO command '{"data":{},"type":"CONFIG_REQ"}'
Mon Feb 23 07:03:24 2026Z REDD INFO Sending json message {"data":{"username":"","password":"","deployment_mode":"online","lan1_vids":"2501,2502,2529,2540,2542,2543,2553,2554","bridge_netmask":24,"mobile_network":"gsm","activate_modem":0,"asg_key":"[removed]","fullbr_domains":"","manual_address":"198.51.100.50","uplink_balancing":"failover","lan2_mode":"unused","unlock_code":"[removed]","responsivity":"low","apu_state":0,"tunnel_id":8,"tunnel_compression_algorithm":"lzo","manual_defgw":"198.51.100.1","dial_string":"*99#","mac_filter_type":"none","apn":"","manual_netmask":29,"fullbr_dns":"","manual_dns":"8.8.8.8","pin":"","uplink_mode":"manual","htp_port":"3400","lan4_mode":"unused","bridge_proto":"none","redinterface":"reds8","lan3_vids":"","split_networks":"1.2.3.4","lanport_mode":"vlan","manual2_defgw":"","mac_filter_list":"","manual2_dns":"","apu_validity":"[removed]","lan3_mode":"unused","route_mode":"default","poe_port1":0,"version_ng_red60":"1-1329-3ef853e-local","hub2_hostname":"94.142.217.194","hub_hostname":"S00FW01.hwgruppe.de","branchname":"RED60_25_Test10","asg_ca":"[removed]","bridge_address":"0.0.0.0","apu_access_id":"[removed]","tunnel_compression":0,"prev_unlock_code":"[removed]","asg_cert":"[removed]","poe_port2":0,"mac":"00:95:c5:ad:63:7d","lan4_vids":"","lan1_mode":"tagged","red_id":"R6000269H2MRT78","version_red60":"1-1329-3ef853e-local","type":"red60","uplink2_mode":"dhcp","manual2_netmask":"","lan2_vids":"","manual2_address":"","hostname_balancing":"failover","htp_server":"red.astaro.com","debug_level":0},"type":"CONFIG_REP"}
Mon Feb 23 07:03:28 2026Z REDD INFO command '{"data":{"key1":"QG0x0gpwz1ic8ypJ+H0V0UT6asBcwo7HTap0Coet7oo=","key0":"dtLLzNC4pdBJea3qTxrUGgO6P7hjM\/eSHEfq9+8ceIg=","key_active":0},"type":"SET_KEY_REQ"}'
Mon Feb 23 07:03:28 2026Z REDD INFO Sending json message {"data":{},"type":"SET_KEY_REP"}
Mon Feb 23 07:03:29 2026Z REDD INFO R6000269H2MRT78/RED60_25_Test10 is now re-connected after 93000 ms
What do RED LED codes mean?

To learn about the RED LED codes, click the following links: