Remote Office - VPN Solutions

The Virtual Private Network or VPN is changing the way that businesses communicate. Traditionally, in order to deploy a wide area network, organizations would need to procure expensive leased line technology to connect their offices. The VPN however has the ability to run over public networks (like the Internet) while providing security and integrity for your data, and it is largely used in the business environment.

VPN Technology – your business needs VPN if:

• Employees are working remotely or telecommuting;
• You have more than on location for your business;
• You are still emailing files - insecure and ineffective;
• Employees are calling the HQ to obtain information.

Today’s fast business pace impose instant communication in order to stay above the competition. The days when the phone, fax and email were good communication tools are far behind us. Imagine only the waste of time when the accountant asks for information and an employee needs to prepare it and fax it. Or sales agents verifying the product availability. The employees should have instant access to resources whether they are locally or across the country.

VPN Technology benefits:

• Extend geographic connectivity;
• Greatly reduce operational costs when compared to traditional WAN technologies;
• Improve productivity;
• Provide support for home/remote working;
• Integrate well with existing broadband access technologies;
• Eliminate the need of dedicated dial-up or dark T1 lines;
• Great Scalability;
• Predictable Costs.

VPN Security

• Authentification - Ensuring the communication is from a trusted source;
• Access Control - Preventing unauthorized users from accessing the network;
• Confidentiality - Preventing the reading or copying of data as it travels across the public network;
• Data integrity - Ensuring the data has not been tampered with as it travels across the public network;

There are several types of VPN technologies available, classified into 2 main categories:

• Site to site VPNs;
• Client to site (or remote access) VPNs

Site to Site VPNs

Involves the use of dedicated VPN hardware at each remote site. The users will conect between the networks with the same convenience as being in the same LAN (Local Area Network).

Remote access VPNs

Uses a central site VPN concentrator and a software VPN client. The client is installed on the users desktop/laptop and enables the user to establish a secure, encrypted tunnel to the office network. Users can work securely from any location with an Internet connection. For example, from a hotel room, or even a public WiFi hotspot.

Geeks of Technology will design and implement remote access solutions based on many vendors product lines and can offer "standalone" VPN solutions or integrated VPN/Firewall solutions.

Call us today to learn how VPN Solutions can benefit your organization.