VPN SETUP CONFIGURATION

A typical VPN setup will allow the remote office(s) to access the internal network at the head office. Mobile users can also access either network because the VPN client software allows for more than one setup configuration and thus, connectivity to several virtual private networks.

Fig.1 a typical VPN connection

Because VPN security allows direct and secure access to the network, you don't have to worry about leaving firewall ports open to access your email or remote desktops. VPN clients are virtually on your network. They access your resources internally using your private network addresses.

Fig.2
Using a VPN connection to connect a
remote access client to an organization intranet

VPN security also means that your users do not have to remember additional user ID's and passwords. A secret 'Pre-Shared Key' is defined in the VPN server configuration which must match exactly the Pre-Shared Key in the VPN client software. Ebit Solutions can set this up and simply provide you with a file to give to your users. This file when opened on the notebook computer which has the VPN software installed then sets up the secure encryption tunnel between the VPN server and VPN client.

Fig.3 Using a VPN connection
to connect two remote sites

The diagrams here serve to illustrate just some examples of a VPN setup and are not intended as a suggestion for all configurations of a virtual private network.

Fig.4 Using a VPN connection to
connect to a secured or hidden network