User Manual

•VPN Router to VPN Router
•Computer (using VPN client software that supports IPSec) to VPN Router
The VPN Router creates a “tunnel” or channel between two endpoints, so that data transmissions
between them
are secure. A computer with VPN client software that supports IPSec can be one of the two
endpoints. Any
computer with the built-in IPSec Security Manager (Microsoft 2000 and XP ) allows the VPN
Router to create a
VPN tunnel using IPSec (refer to “Appendix C: Configuring IPSec between a Windows 2000 or XP
PC and the VPN
Router”). Other versions of Microsoft operating systems require additional, third-party VPN client
software
applications that support IPSec to be installed.
VPN Router to VPN Router
An example of a VPN Router-to-VPN Router VPN would be as follows. (See Figure 2-2.) At home,
a telecommuter
uses his VPN Router for his always-on Internet connection. His router is configured with his
office's VPN settings.
When he connects to his office's router, the two routers create a VPN tunnel, encrypting and
decrypting data. As
VPNs utilize the Internet, distance is not a factor. Using the VPN, the telecommuter now has a
secure connection
to the central office's network, as if he were physically connected.
IMPORTANT: You must have at least one VPN
Router on one end of the VPN tunnel. At the other
end of the VPN tunnel, you must have a second
VPN Router or a computer with VPN client
software that supports IPSec.
Computer (using VPN client software that supports IPSec) to VPN Router
The following is an example of a computer-to-VPN Router VPN. (See Figure 2-3.) In her hotel
room, a traveling
businesswoman dials up her ISP. Her notebook computer has VPN client software that is
configured with her
office's VPN settings. She accesses the VPN client software that supports IPSec and connects to
the VPN Router
at the central office. As VPNs utilize the Internet, distance is not a factor. Using the VPN, the
businesswoman now
has a secure connection to the central office's network, as if she were physically connected.
For additional information and instructions about creating your own VPN, please visit Wireless AP
VPN Router’s website at
www.Wireless AP VPN Router.com or refer to “Appendix C: Configuring IPSec between a
Windows 2000 or XP PC and the VPN
Router.”
Figure 2-3: Computer-to-VPN Router VPN