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With VPN your data is always safe and secure.
No matter where users connect: at home,
on the road or at a customer site, VPN provides secure data transfer over the Internet using industry-standard, 128-bit user authentication and encryption.
The VPN maintains the integrity of your network. When remote users connect to the corporate LAN using
the VPN, their access continues to be defined by the limits set by the network administrator for the network as a whole. So company assets remain secure against unauthorized access.
VPN is easy to manage.
SNMP-compliant InterprEYES management software offers simple
installation, configuration and management. Plus, an HTTP interface extends management capability to include any Web browser.
Take advantage of all the benefits of a Virtual Private Network from Pelstar.
- Reduces carrier and access costs by eliminating long-distance charges
- Eliminates modem banks and traditional communication and remote access servers
- Reduces infrastructure cost and complexity by consolidating remote access and Internet channels
- Provides industry-standard encryption, authentication and tunneling
- Features SNMP-compliant management software for easy installation, configuration and management
- Supports standard Windows 95 and Windows NT dial-up networking client software
- Supports tunneling of both IP and IPX packets
- Supports up to 50 simultaneous connections (100 users)
Glossary of Terms
VPN
A virtual private network utilizes a
public network such as the Internet as a secure channel for communicating private data. VPN technology allows the creation a of secure link between a corporate LAN (local area network) and a
remote user's PC.
Tunneling
A VPN can be created by using "tunneling." Tunneling is a technology that allows a network
transport protocol to carry information for other protocols within its own packets. For example, IPX data packets can be encapsulated in IP packets for transport across the Internet, which
isn't normally possible. The packets are delivered unmodified to a remote device that has been set up to handle them. The packets may be secured using data encryption, authentication or
integrity functions.
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) - PPTP was developed by Micrsoft and several other remote access
vendors. It can support tunneling of IP, IPX or NetBEUI protocols inside IP packets. PPTP was designed for PC-to-LAN remote access.
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - The IETF is an Internet standards committee. PPTP, was authored by
various vendors and sent in "draft" form to the IETF. The IETF review such technologies and determines what must be done to achieve "standard" status.
Encryption
The function of ensuring that data in transit may only be read by the intended recipient. Encryption
disguises/scrambles the contents of a message as it travels over a network, making it unintelligible to hackers who may wish to monitor or copy it. Encryption uses a mathematical algorithm
and a digital key (series of bits) based on the algorithm to code a message at one end of a transmission and then decode it at the other end.
Authentication
The function of ensuring that the receiver can positively identify the sender. Authentication is
the process of forcing users to prove their identity before they can gain access to network resources.
Authorization
Authorization, or access control, is a method of establishing access privileges for users.
Access can be granted to all network resources or restricted to specific LAN segments, network servers, devices or applications.
Integrity
The function of ensuring the receiver that the data has not been tampered with by a third party en
route.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. Companies that provide access to the Internet via POPs (point of presence).
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