A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a solution which allows the Internet to be used to pass traffic securely between two remote locations. VPN's can be used to connect remote workers to an office network, or to connect multiple remote offices to a main office.
OpenVPN is an open source VPN solution used by many Chicago, IL area businesses. One of the advantages of OpenVPN over other VPN solutions is that it is Network Address Translation, or NAT friendly. This reduces the chance that users will have connection problems, especially when connecting through public networks, such as coffee shops, airports, or in hotels.
OpenVPN uses advanced security to protect data transmitted over the Internet, and can be configured to meet a wide variety of connectivity needs.
OpenVPN offers clients for Windows, Mac, and also includes support for many mobile devices such as iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. This allows the same VPN server to support a wide variety of devices and connectivity needs.
Chicago, IL businesses use OpenVPN to meet these and many other challenges:
Link Sales Force to the Home Office
Remote Sales Workers can be provided access to internal business applications and shared documents in the office regardless of their location or method used to connect to the Internet.
Provide Work from Home Options
Staff can be linked to important applications, shared files, and other network resources from their home office.
Link Remote Offices
OpenVPN provides a reliable and easy to configure method to link remote offices, allowing users to access shared files and applications without the challenges of syncronization.
Link Tablets and Mobile Devices
Tablets, iPhones, Android Devices, and other mobile devices can be provided secure access to network files and other resources, such as Intranet web applications
Segregate Network Traffic
OpenVPN can be used to segregate business network traffic from public traffic on corporate wide area networks, reducing network complexity and improving security.
NextPhase designs, implements, and supports solutions based on OpenVPN. We help Chicago, IL businesses with these and many other tasks: