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A Virtual Private Networks would signify a network inside another network. For businesses whose employees work remote, this technology is often utilized. So in essence, we are looking at the network provided by the World Wide Web used in a new and creative way. The corporate systems needed by employees who work remotely is accessed through the main housing provided by the Internet.
All corporate entities feel the need these days to ramp up security. As this necessity is the mother of invention, the VPN (virtual private network) was created to serve as a network within the Internet connection. This type of connection allows for greater security and encryption. Only authenticated users can access the corporate network and the data being transferred cannot be intercepted.
So this VPN (virtual private network) connection is being run through the internet public network.
Two components are needed to make this scenario work. First, there needs to be a corporate server setup which has the server VPN software installed (and a good router with a firewall). The second ingredient would be client VPN software installed on the computers of the remote employees. Once the client machine is on the internet, they would use the VPN client software to communicate to the corporate server VPN where authentication occurs. Access would then be granted after the server is able to successfully identify the connecting client as a valid user. In essence, this is the recipe for a hard outer shell of protection and encryption, and after access has been granted, information can pass to and from the virtual private network freely and safely.
Now that you know VPN in simple terms, it may be time to consider getting a leased line to save even more money. Depending on the distance between the sites, the price of leased lines may vary. This is the opposite of a virtual private network where gauging the price can be done more realistically.
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 dial-up connections.
However, we are just scratching the surface of this fascinating topic. You should use this only as a starting point to even determine whether or not this type of technology is for you. During your evaluation of this technology, you should consider what type of implementation your looking to do; remote access, site-to-site, secure dial-up. Additional areas to research would be security, firewalls, encryption, server type and IPSec (internet protocol security protocol).
All corporate entities feel the need these days to ramp up security. As this necessity is the mother of invention, the VPN (virtual private network) was created to serve as a network within the Internet connection. This type of connection allows for greater security and encryption. Only authenticated users can access the corporate network and the data being transferred cannot be intercepted.
So this VPN (virtual private network) connection is being run through the internet public network.
Two components are needed to make this scenario work. First, there needs to be a corporate server setup which has the server VPN software installed (and a good router with a firewall). The second ingredient would be client VPN software installed on the computers of the remote employees. Once the client machine is on the internet, they would use the VPN client software to communicate to the corporate server VPN where authentication occurs. Access would then be granted after the server is able to successfully identify the connecting client as a valid user. In essence, this is the recipe for a hard outer shell of protection and encryption, and after access has been granted, information can pass to and from the virtual private network freely and safely.
Now that you know VPN in simple terms, it may be time to consider getting a leased line to save even more money. Depending on the distance between the sites, the price of leased lines may vary. This is the opposite of a virtual private network where gauging the price can be done more realistically.
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 dial-up connections.
However, we are just scratching the surface of this fascinating topic. You should use this only as a starting point to even determine whether or not this type of technology is for you. During your evaluation of this technology, you should consider what type of implementation your looking to do; remote access, site-to-site, secure dial-up. Additional areas to research would be security, firewalls, encryption, server type and IPSec (internet protocol security protocol).
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