Chapter, Introduction – Cisco 4-Port SSL/IPSec VPN Router RVL200 User Manual

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Introduction

4-Port SSL/IPSec VPN Router

Chapter

Internet

Central Office

Home

VPN Router

VPN Router to VPN Router

Computer (using SSL VPN client software) to

VPN Router

The following is an example of a computer-to-VPN Router

VPN. In her hotel room, a traveling businesswoman

connects to her Internet Service Provider (ISP). Her

notebook computer has VPN client software that is

configured with her office’s VPN settings. She accesses the

VPN client software and connects to the VPN Router at the

central office. As VPNs utilize the Internet, distance is not

a factor. Using the VPN, the businesswoman now has a

secure connection to the central office’s network, as if she

were physically connected.

Internet

Central Office

Off-Site

Notebook with VPN

Client Software

VPN

Router

Computer to VPN Router

For additional information and instructions about

creating your own VPN, visit the Linksys website at