Netgear FVS318 FVS318v3 Reference Manual - Page 58

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3 Overview of VPN Configuration Two common scenarios for configuring VPN tunnels are between a remote personal computer and a network gateway and between two or more network gateways. The FVS318v3 supports both of these types of VPN configurations. The FVS318v3 VPN Firewall supports up to eight concurrent tunnels. Client-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels Client-to-gateway VPN tunnels provide secure access from a remote PC, such as a telecommuter connecting to an office network (see Figure 5-1). FVS318 24.0.0.1 VPN Tunnel 192.168.3.1 PCs Figure 5-1: Client-to-gateway VPN tunnel A VPN client access allows a remote PC to connect to your network from any location on the Internet. In this case, the remote PC is one tunnel endpoint, running the VPN client software. The FVS318v3 VPN Firewall on your network is the other tunnel endpoint. See "How to Set Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN Configuration" on page 5-5 to set up this configuration. Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels • Gateway-to-gateway VPN tunnels provide secure access between networks, such as a branch or home office and a main office (see Figure 5-2). 5-2 Basic Virtual Private Networking January 2005