User guide

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VPN
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a tunnel providing a private link between two networks or devices over a public network. Data to
be sent via a VPN tunnel needs to be encapsulated and as such is generally not visible to public networks.
The advantages of a VPN connection include:
Data Protection
Access Control
Data Origin Authentication
Data Integrity
How to configure a VPN connection
Move your mouse over the Internet Settings menu and then move your mouse over VPN. You can select from the following types of
VPN connection:
IPSec
PPTP-Client
OpenVPN
GRE
The following pages detail the configuration options available for the different VPN connection types.