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Working With VPNs, Overview, Overv
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Overview Chapter 12 Working With VPNs This chapter describes how to use your NetDefend firewall as a Remote Access VPN Client, server, or gateway. This chapter includes the following topics: Overview 297 Setting Up Your NetDefend firewall as a VPN Server 303 Adding and Editing VPN Sites 308 Deleting a VPN Site 340 Enabling/Disabling a VPN Site 340 Logging on to a Remote Access VPN Site 341 Logging off a Remote Access VPN Site 345 Installing a Certificate 345 Uninstalling a Certificate 352 Viewing VPN Tunnels 353 Viewing IKE Traces for VPN Connections 356 Overview You can configure your NetDefend firewall as part of a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN is a private data network consisting of a group of gateways that can securely connect to each other. Each member of the VPN is called a VPN site, and a connection between two VPN sites is called a VPN tunnel. VPN tunnels encrypt and authenticate all traffic passing through them. Through these tunnels, employees can safely use their company's network resources when working at home. For example, they can securely read email, use the company's intranet, or access the company's database from home. The are four types of VPN sites: • Remote Access VPN Server. Makes a network remotely available to authorized users, who connect to the Remote Access VPN Server using the Chapter 12: Working With VPNs 297