VPN Solutions
VPN's or (Virtual Private Networks) provide clients with a very secure, reliable,
high performance communications (data and or voice) connection between remote
office locations.
West Australian Networks provides a secure, business-grade broadband DSL
access network across Australia. This network enables the overlay of Private
IP VPNs that optimise all current developments for interoffice connectivity.
Because transmitted data stays within the West Australian Networks / Requests
network it is called a Private IP VPN. Quality, security and performance are
key differentiators.
Initially IP VPNs took the form of CPE-based (Customer Premises Equipment)
IP VPNs, where the intelligence of the network (wide area network or WAN)
resides in the hardware and software of the enterprise. Encryption of data
must be applied as it passes over the public Internet. This type of IP VPN
faces many challenges to the user organisation and these challenges have impeded
or prevented widespread implementation.
Network-based IP VPNs, on the other hand, are a relatively new global innovation
where the intelligence of the WAN resides in a carrier network and is passed
through to the enterprise as appropriate. This approach, used by West Australian
Networks & Request, substantially reduces capital and operating costs
and expedites service delivery.
Would a VPN solution assist you to reduce your buisness expenses and improve
your communication speed? Then talk to us, we will design a custom solution
and provide a written quote for you. Simply e-mail sales@westnet.net.au
for more information now.
Basics
Common Scenarios
Generally there are two common scenarios in which you will want to set up
VPN's, the first is
LAN - to-LAN:
Linking two branch offices together across the Internet, for this we recommend
using IPSec.
Roaming:
Connecting to your office or home from a single PC at a remote location. For
this we recommend using PPTP because the client is standard in Windows and
most other operating systems, it is quite easy to setup.
Authentication Scheme:
MSCHAP V2 is the most secure and recommended. It uses encrypted passwords.
CHAP is less secure
PAP is even less secure, but more common. In some cases you may have to choose
your scheme, if the default does not work.