Connecting Remote Sites - VPNs

Virtual Private Networks

Does your company have a number of remote sites that need to be linked securely together?

In the past, the Wide Area Network (WAN) technology used to connect locations depended on the distance, bandwidth, purpose & country. Typically this involved expensive leased lines with limited bandwidth.

As the popularity and pervasiveness of the Internet has grown, businesses have turned to it as a means of extending their networks. Traditional WAN connectivity solutions are being replaced by Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions using the public Internet.

A VPN is a private network that uses a public network to connect remote sites. Instead of using a dedicated connection such as a leased line, a VPN uses "virtual"connections routed across the Internet. VPN,s use encrypted "tunnels" to provide secure private connections between remote locations. As well as data, WAN,s are increasingly being used for voice and video as well. Converging voice, data and video onto one single and more manageable network means technologies such as IP Telephony can be easily integrated into your WAN infrastructure.

• Link remote offices or teleworkers using the public Internet.
• Use ADSL, Cable Modem, ISDN or dial-up links to the Internet at either end.
• Save money on leased lines or direct dial-up access
• Support for multiple simultaneous tunnels
• Remote offices can be set up quickly, or deployed temporarily
• Remote users can 'dial-in' over VPN from anywhere in the world

Contact us to understand how VPN technology can assist your organisation.