CatTools currently has a number of different Cisco VPN device types listed within the device type drop-down field of the device setup form.
Most of the Cisco VPN types are older (legacy) scripts which are now been superseded by the Cisco.VPN device type.

The legacy device types are:

• Cisco.Other.VPN3000 (the original VPN script with backup command of 2.6.3)
• Cisco.Older.VPN3002 (2.5.1)
• Cisco.V4.1.VPN3000 (2.8.3)

The first Cisco VPN device type in CatTools was the Cisco.Other.VPN3000 type. The other legacy device types were created in response to customer technical support cases, where the original VPN device script with a hard-coded numbered command to show the device configuration file of 2.6.3, wouldn't work with a particular version of the Cisco VPN O/S.
When further changes to the Cisco VPN O/S were released, again altering the menu numbering order and breaking the hard-coded commands of now all three Cisco VPN variant device types, it was decided to try a different approach to handling the VPN menu system and as such the Cisco.VPN device type was created.

The Cisco.VPN device type behaves differently to the other legacy types in that it no longer issues a ‘hard-coded’ value to show the device configuration file. Instead, the Cisco.VPN device type figures out which menu item number it needs to send in order to navigate to the next level menu, by checking the menu item textual values and sending the associated number to navigate to the next level menu.
The Cisco.VPN device type could then handle any numbering changes made to Cisco VPN menu system as a result of O/S version updates, so long as the original menu text does not change.

Therefore, if you are adding Cisco VPN device types in CatTools, the first device type to try with your VPN would be the Cisco.VPN device type as this should work for the majority (if not all) versions of the Cisco VPN O/S.
The legacy types have been retained in CatTools for those customers that are already successfully backing up their VPN devices using one of these legacy device types; although they should migrate their devices to the Cisco.VPN device type in order to prevent errors occurring in the future should they upgrade their device(s) O/S versions.

*Note: please ensure that if you are changing your existing VPN devices in CatTools from using a legacy device type to the Cisco.VPN device type, that you do not have any command typed in the ‘Use alternate command ’ field in your VPN backup activity as this will override the default navigation behavior of the Cisco.VPN device type with your hard-coded command value.

Further assistance and support

If you have any issues regarding the Cisco.VPN device type in CatTools, please contact technical support via the ‘Product Support Form’ found on the Support page of the Kiwi Enterprises web site.