Secure Computing Network Router SafeNet User Manual
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Identifying basic VPN connection needs
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Planning Your VPN Configuration
Identifying basic
VPN connection
needs
VPN connection
needs
Before you actually begin configuring your Sidewinder or work with
Soft-PK, ensure you have an understanding of the basic profile for
your VPN connections.
Soft-PK, ensure you have an understanding of the basic profile for
your VPN connections.
Begin by doing the following:
List the remote users that need a VPN connection
List the internal/trusted systems to which users need access
Identify the important IP addresses
It may help to start a sketch that defines your basic requirements.
Depending on your organization and network, this could be
somewhat more complex than the diagram shown in Figure 2-1.
Depending on your organization and network, this could be
somewhat more complex than the diagram shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1.
Identify remote users
and the target internal
systems in a sample
diagram
Sales
Sidewinder
Internet
Protected Network
Support group
Mike
Bryan
(4) road warriors
(1)
(1)
(4) road warriors
192.168.10.7
172.16.17.2
abc server
- How many remote clients?
- Which internal networks?
- Sidewinder addresses?
- Which internal networks?
- Sidewinder addresses?
xyz server
Gary
Laz
Todd
Chuck
Laz
Todd
Chuck
Larry
Moe
Curly
Shemp
Moe
Curly
Shemp