VPN Appliances Come to the Small Office

VPN Appliances Come to the Small Office

Written By
Larry Seltzer
Larry Seltzer
Jun 8, 2004
1 minute read
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Even in a small business, users need to have access to the company network when theyre away from the office. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are the most mature and trusted method for providing this access, and a spate of new appliances aims to bring this big-business luxury to smaller firms.

In our testing of three of the latest—from Check Point, Netgear, and SonicWall—we found the entries (save for the latter) accessible enough that a moderately technical business owner could get one up and running, but the learning curve is still difficult and the units a bit pricey.

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