VPN Applications

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows two or more private networks to connect with each other using a publicly accessed network. This is ideal for smaller companies with small inter-office bandwidth requirements, or where temporary setups make leased lines impractical to install. VPNs have the same security and encryption features as a private network, while taking the advantage of the economies of scale and remote accessibility of large public networks.

Our engineers can build a VPN solution designed especially for the needs of your company. CN Virtual Private Networks can be crafted with the right mix of access and security to ensure that only your own people can gain access and all others cannot.

A typical VPN might have a main LAN at a company's corporate headquarters, other LANs at remote offices or facilities, and individual users connecting from the field.

VPNs offer a number of potential cost savings over more traditional leased lines and WAN setups.

Save on purchase of leased lines - Using the Internet to distribute network services between offices means businesses no longer have to purchase leased lines to connect every office or branch as a VPN connection needs only to use a relatively short dedicated connection.

Reduce telephone charges - VPNs can reduce long-distance telephone charges, as clients gain access to the VPN by dialing into the nearest service provider's access point, usually for the cost of a local call.

Reduce support burden - VPNs have the potential to reduce a company's support burden. With a VPN, the service provider must support dial-up access instead of the organization using it.

Save on operational costs - A company using a VPN can get rid of its modem pools, remote-access servers and other WAN equipment, and simply use its existing Internet installation.

VPN technologies are also considered remarkably secure. Data that is sent over VPNs is confidential, requiring authorization to be received or replayed. Users can authenticate packets to establish the validity of the information, and the integrity of the data is usually guaranteed.

Contact our Corporate Sales representative to request more information about the VPN solution for your office.