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Site-To-Site Vpn

 

A SITE-TO-SITE VPN IS A SECURE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO NETWORKS, SUCH AS A CORPORATE NETWORK AND A BRANCH OFFICE NETWORK, OR TWO SEPARATE CORPORATE NETWORKS. IT USES ENCRYPTION TO PROTECT DATA AS IT TRAVELS OVER THE PUBLIC INTERNET.

TO CREATE A SITE-TO-SITE VPN, YOU NEED A VPN GATEWAY AT EACH SITE. A VPN GATEWAY IS A DEVICE THAT ENCRYPTS AND DECRYPTS DATA TRAFFIC. THE TWO VPN GATEWAYS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A SECURE TUNNEL OVER THE PUBLIC INTERNET.

ONCE THE VPN TUNNEL IS ESTABLISHED, TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE TWO NETWORKS IS ENCRYPTED AND ROUTED THROUGH THE TUNNEL. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN IF SOMEONE WERE TO INTERCEPT THE TRAFFIC, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO READ IT.

SITE-TO-SITE VPNS ARE OFTEN USED BY BUSINESSES TO CONNECT THEIR DIFFERENT OFFICES TOGETHER, OR TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCESS RESOURCES ON THE CORPORATE NETWORK FROM HOME. THEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO CONNECT TWO DIFFERENT CORPORATE NETWORKS TOGETHER, SUCH AS THOSE OF TWO PARTNER COMPANIES.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF USING A SITE-TO-SITE VPN:

SECURITY:

SITE-TO-SITE VPNS ENCRYPT DATA TRAFFIC, WHICH PROTECTS IT FROM BEING INTERCEPTED AND READ BY UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS.

COST SAVINGS:

SITE-TO-SITE VPNS CAN HELP BUSINESSES SAVE MONEY ON NETWORK CONNECTIVITY COSTS BY ALLOWING THEM TO USE THE PUBLIC INTERNET INSTEAD OF PRIVATE MPLS CIRCUITS.

FLEXIBILITY:

SITE-TO-SITE VPNS CAN BE USED TO CONNECT NETWORKS OF ANY SIZE AND DISTANCE.

RELIABILITY:

SITE-TO-SITE VPNS ARE HIGHLY RELIABLE AND CAN PROVIDE A CONSISTENT CONNECTION BETWEEN NETWORKS.

IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING USING A SITE-TO-SITE VPN, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND:

YOU WILL NEED A VPN GATEWAY AT EACH SITE.

YOU WILL NEED TO CONFIGURE THE VPN GATEWAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.

YOU WILL NEED TO CONFIGURE YOUR NETWORKS TO ROUTE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE VPN TUNNEL.


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