Scenario 6: Easy Vpn Hardware Client - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Scenario 6: Easy VPN Hardware Client

Scenario 6: Easy VPN Hardware Client
ASA 5505 Getting Started Guide
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you to send data from one location to another over a secure connection, or tunnel,
first by authenticating both ends of the connection, and then by automatically
encrypting all data sent between the two sites.
Figure 2-6 Network Layout for Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Scenario
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For information about configuring a site-to-site VPN deployment, see Chapter 10,
"Scenario: Site-to-Site VPN Configuration."
In this scenario, an ASA 5505 is deployed as a hardware client (sometimes called
a remote device). Deploying one or more VPN hardware clients in conjunction
with a VPN headend device enables companies with multiple sites to establish
secure communications among them and share network resources.
Deploying an Easy VPN solution with hardware clients simplifies the deployment
and management of a VPN in the following ways:
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