VPN Remote Access To Your Workplace by John Vizaniaris
One of the biggest selling points to our small business customers is the ability to access their workplace computers and network from home. Who doesn't love the idea of working from home. Why drive to work when you can accomplish a majority of your tasks from your living room. ... Now for your home computer: Right click "My Network Places" -> left click "Properties" -> click "Create New Connection" -> select "Connect To The Network At My Workplace" -> select "Virtual Private Network Connection" -> fill in any name -> for host name or IP you must enter in the public IP address of your office.

Virtual Private Network and Network Connections by Aaron Adams
Network In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths. Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain subnetworks. Local Area Network (LAN) A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that... Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).

Remote Network Access by Josh Riverside
With Remote Network Access, your computer becomes just another citizen on the network. You can access the servers just as if you were on the local network, except the response is slower. Sometimes much, much slower. This network access can be by telephone line and modem, or by Internet through a... One solution to prevent security threats is to implement a virtual private network (VPN). ... The user communities requiring Remote Network Access range from people who only need access to their e-mail and the corporate Web portal from their family PC, to the full-time telecommuters who need to...

Cisco Firewall PIX 501 by Benjamin Hargis
This firewall is designed for homes and small businesses.This firewall can support up to ten users on a basic license from Cisco. It has a 133 MHz processor and comes with 16MB's of RAM. In addition it has 8MB of Flash RAM. The Firewall also comes with 1 uplink port and a four port switch. ... The PIX 501 allows you to setup a VPN-Virtual Private Network easily with the Cisco Easy VPN Server. ... There is no VLAN-Virtual Local Area Network. ... The software also contains a network topology map, and policy wizards.

Key Concepts of Virtual Private Networks by Thoas Powel
Virtual Private Networks claim to solve majority of the security problems faced by the enterprises. Most of the issues were related to secure data transfer over the public internet. The internet's greatest asset is ubiquity and openness but this is its greatest weakness as well. ... Virtual Private Networks as it is called follows encryption and tunneling for the secure transfer of data between two ends. ... A growing number of businesses cannot afford setting up a private network and existing networks had to reach out to customers to gain a market edge.

Remote Internet Access by Josh Riverside
Most businesses, whether IT or non-IT, are under pressure to provide remote network access capabilities to its users. With Network Access, your computer becomes just another citizen on the network. You can access the servers just as if you were on the local network except response is slower. ... One solution to prevent the security threat is to implement a virtual private network (VPN). ... Firstly, before allowing another network or a user to connect to your network, you should do enough investigation and ask the right questions to feel comfortable that they have updated security...

IT Consulting: Services for Sweet Spot Customers by Joshua Feinberg
For sweet spot customers, consider the services you can provide to these IT consulting clients. In this article, you'll learn some of the more popular ones. IT Consulting: What Website Design Programs Should You Know? You should be familiar with at least basic web authoring tools to set up a... VPN and RADs, virtual private networking and remote access is still a real big issue especially with teleworkers and branch offices. ... When they are specifically working with something group-wide like Exchange Server or IAS, you should be familiar with how to automate that within the management...

Cisco Certifications Overview by Kashif Raza
General Certifications and Focused Certifications Cisco offers three levels of general certification representing increasing levels of expertise: Associate, Professional, and Expert (CCIE). Different tracks across these levels align with varying career needs. ... The content emphasizes topics such as perimeter security, virtual private networks, intrusion protection as well as how to combine these technologies in a single, integrated network security solution. ... The content emphasizes topics such as security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN)...

Virtual Machines - Rapid Security Tool Deployment by Darren Miller
Virtual Machines - Many of you have probably heard of them, and/or even used them . But for those of you who have not, here is a brief description. Virtual Machines, or OS Virtualization, allows heterogeneous operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware. ... Also, prior to deploying the firewalls, we can create a virtual machine to represent each network protected by the firewalls and test connectivity / communication on each network e.g. ... Conclusion ------------ Even if you are just curious about Virtual Machine technology, it can b a great way to...

Accessing Your Data Remotely by Ron Hughes
Remote access: The ability to log onto a network from a distant location. Generally, this implies a computer, a modem, and some remote access software to connect to the network. We live in and increasingly mobile society. We travel more for work, personal pleasure and in some cases we even have... Here are some ways you can get access to your information remotely; · Put the information into your own website that has a secure log-in · Get access through a VPN (virtual private network) on the Internet · Get some Remote access software that hooks you up to your personal PC · Use remote...