Netgear FVS114NA FVS114 Reference Manual - Page 58

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114 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 FVS114 supports both of these types of VPN configurations. The FVS114 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). FVS114 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 FVS114 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 202-10098-01, April 2005