Working With Vpns; Overview - D-Link NetDefend DFL-CP310 User Manual

Chapter 12
This chapter des cribes how to use your NetDefend firewall as a Remote A
VPN Cl ient, serv
This chapter includes the following topics:
Overview ........... ...................................................... .............................297
Setting Up Your Net
Adding and Editi ng VPN Sites ................................................................308
Deleting a VPN Site .................................................................................340
Enabling/Disabling a VPN Site .............
Logging on to a Remote Access VPN S
Logging off a Re mote Access
Installing a C ertif icate ............
Uninstallin g a Certificate
Viewing VP N Tu nnels ...................................................
Viewing IKE Traces for VPN Connections..............................................356
Overv iew
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 th
secur ely 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, emplo
can safely use th eir company's network resources when workin
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
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VPN Site ..................................................345
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