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ENTERPRISE REMOTE ACCESS
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) combines authentication, tunneling,
access control and encryption technologies to carry data securely
over insecure networks such as the Internet or wireless LANs. The
most popular use of VPNs is to provide secure remote access to private
networks. Remote access allows your sales force to work effectively
away from the office. Your engineering staff can be available from
home for quick feature enhancements or bug fixes. Management can
acquire instant answers from anywhere with an Internet connection.
POWERFUL FUNCTIONALITY
The Celestix RAS appliance can authenticate users directly against
either Active Directory or an NT Domain Controller and works in
concert with other services in the network such as DHCP (for client
IP address assignment), Dynamic DNS, WINS (for hostname resolution)
and Windows Management Instrumentation (for extensible administration).
This seamless integration with the enterprise Windows backend infrastructure
simplifies management, reduces costs and provides for a more secure
solution.
The RAS3000 utilizes an event-driven model (versus logging) that
allows monitoring and generation of real-time events. These events
are stored in a common database that is used to provide alerting
functionality, historical reporting (at both server and user level)
and graphical trend analysis.
FLEXIBILITY
To overcome the security weaknesses in wireless networks, you can
use the Celestix RAS appliance to be the gatekeeper between wired
and wireless networks. Also, within the enterprise certain sensitive
LAN segments (e.g. finance), can be protected using the RAS3000.
Users residing on other LAN segments will be authenticated before
access is provided to the secured LAN.
The Celestix RAS3000 supports multiple remote access VPN protocols
(PPTP and L2TP/IPSec) simultaneously. This makes it easy for the
enterprise to support end-users with wide ranging client operating
systems (Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/2003/XP, and PocketPC 2002/2003).
The server appliance is versatile because it can be deployed in
any type of network. It can be placed behind or parallel to the
firewall in either single or dual DMZ networks.
SIMPLIFIED SETUP AND MANAGEMENT
The Celestix RAS Appliance comes as a space-saving 1U machine that
can easily be rackmounted. The web-based user interface can be used
to setup and manage the appliance from any remote workstation. The
Quick Setup process speeds up setup and installation by walking
the user through the initial configuration of the device.
Administrators can choose to use the intrinsic Windows VPN client,
or they can provide a client for novice users. This optional client
is generated by using the Connection Manager wizard, which takes
enterprise settings and client enforcement policies and creates
a small downloadable program. This can then be installed by the
end-user to configure their Windows VPN client. After the client
is ready, enabling the user for remote access VPN usage simply involves
giving the user dial-in permission in NT Domain or Active Directory.
OUTSTANDING VALUE
The RAS 3000 is a composite of sophisticated software enhancements
to the Windows Server 2003 VPN environment tightly integrated with
a high performance, streamlined appliance hardware that offers maximum
dependability and simplified maintenance. No remote access client
licenses are required so you can scale your operation up to 1,000
simultaneous VPN connection without any additional cost. The management
software is also part of the product, which includes real-time monitoring,
intelligent alerting, and historical reporting.
Features
Easy remote client connectivity
- No remote client deployment necessary if using Windows OS to connect
(optional client can be created & distributed for advanced configurations)
- Allow remote access based on remote machine configuration (such
as updated virus signatures, personal firewalls, latest OS versions,
etc.)
Seamless backend integration
- Authenticate against Active Directory or NT Domain
- Utilizes network services such as DNS/DDNS, WINS, and DHCP
Powerful management and auditing software
- Browser-based management interface
- User-level auditing (view current and past user sessions)
- Define alert conditions and actions
- Built-in predefined reports
- Real-time monitoring
Secure and optimized solution
- Low-level packet filtering only allows VPN-related traffic
- System hardened for remote access
Microsoft Windows-powered server appliance
- Average deployment time: <20 minutes
- Dedicated wireless ports
- Up to 1,000 concurrent tunnels
- Supports both PPTP and L2TP/IPSec
- Server supported NAT traversal for L2TP/IPSec
- Secure 3DES encryption (168-bit key)
- Rack-optimized 1U form factor
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