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More about Virtual Private Network (VPN)
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More about Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Via VPN a secure remote access to the network of the FRITZ!Box can be
established.
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The VPN solution for the FRITZ!Box is based on the IPSec standard.
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Computer-LAN coupling and LAN-LAN coupling: VPN connections
can be set up for individual remote computers or even for remote
networks.
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Eight simultaneous active VPN connections are supported.
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The configuration files for the VPN connections are created using a
separate program. The program is provided free of charge and can
be downloaded from the AVM web site.
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A free VPN client for individual computers can also be downloaded
from the AVM web site.
5.1
What Is VPN?
The chapter is a short introduction to the topic of VPN. The
AVM web site offers an English-language Service Portal
which presents comprehensive information on VPN in
general and in connection with the FRITZ!Box. Visit this
portal to obtain more detailed information on this subject.
www.avm.de/en/vpn
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. A VPN is a virtual,
private network that uses the Internet as its physical base.
The VPN provides for secure data transmission.
All computers registered in the network are connected
with each other over the Internet so that they can ex-
change data. Data transmission takes place over IP, as in
the local network. In a pure transmission over IP the data
are not protected and thus exposed to unauthorized ac-
cess by third parties.
Security in a VPN is ensured by transmitting the data en-
crypted via what is known as tunnel. This excludes the
possibility of unauthorized access to the data. The tunnel
is the logical, virtual connection.
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