| Virtual Private Network is a network within a network. | | | | protected by the additional layer of encryption and |
| This is very popular with businesses that have people | | | | security provided. |
| working remotely. Basically what we have here is a | | | | |
| utilization of the network already provided by the | | | | |
| internet. The internet infrastructure can be used as the | | | | Finally, there can be a cost savings if determining |
| network for remote employees to access their | | | | whether a leased line or VPN is for you. Leased lines |
| corporate systems. | | | | can increase in price based on the geographic |
| | | | distance between sites. A virtual private network does |
| | | | not and in fact is more scaleable. (This is a general |
| Corporate environments have a far greater need for | | | | statement ONLY. It's best to consult with your |
| tight security. This is achieved by creating a VPN | | | | communications broker prior to making this decision. A |
| (virtual private | | | | broker |
| network) on top of the normal internet connection. | | | | will be able to provide much more information when |
| This type of connection allows for greater security and | | | | compared to speaking with a specific vendor) |
| encryption. Only authenticated users can access the | | | | |
| corporate network and the data being transferred | | | | |
| cannot be intercepted. | | | | VPN is definitely a viable option for businesses small |
| | | | and large that have remote employees, need |
| | | | site-to-site access with remote offices or secure |
| So this VPN (virtual private network) connection is | | | | dial-up connections. |
| being run through the internet public network. | | | | |
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| | | | This article is just a very general overview. You |
| Two components are needed to make this scenario | | | | should use this only as a starting point to even |
| work. First, there needs to be a corporate server | | | | determine whether or not this type of technology is for |
| setup which has the server | | | | you. During your evaluation of this technology, you |
| VPN software installed (and a good router with a | | | | should consider what type of implementation your |
| firewall). The next would be to have the client VPN | | | | looking to do; remote access, site-to-site, secure dial-up. |
| software installed on the remote employees machines. | | | | Additional areas to research would be security, |
| Once the client machine is on the internet, they would | | | | firewalls, encryption, server type and IPSec (internet |
| use the VPN client software to communicate to the | | | | protocol security protocol).Michael Weaver - full |
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| then on all information to/from the client to the server | | | | technology as well as local/long distance and cellular |
| is traveling along this virtual private network and is | | | | service. |