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Business VPN

Business VPN

A tunnel between offices is not the same as a login for someone at home. We design the one you actually need.

  • Branch to branch

    Firewalls talk to each other all day.

  • Person to office

    A named login, with a second factor.

  • Start here

    We will point you to the matching page.

Two different VPNs. Pick before you buy.

A link between two offices is a site-to-site VPN. The firewalls hold it all day, and staff do not open an app. A login for someone at home is remote access, with a named account and a second factor.

Buying one box and hoping it does both is how these projects go wrong. The survey says which page you actually need, and whether the firewall you already have can carry the tunnel.

Branch links are for showrooms, warehouses and factories that need shared servers or printers without exposing the whole LAN. Remote access is for named people, tested on the home internet they actually use.

Use this overview to choose the path. Then open the site-to-site or remote-access page for the design detail, or book a survey and we will point you there after we see the edge.

What the job includes

  • A clear choice: branch-to-branch, person-to-office, or both
  • A look at the firewalls and internet lines you already have
  • A list of the systems the other end is allowed to reach
  • A pointer to the site-to-site or remote-access design
  • Support from the same team after it is live

From the first visit to handover

  1. 01

    Ask who connects

    A building, a person, or both.

  2. 02

    Look at the edge

    Firewalls, public addresses, and the servers in question.

  3. 03

    Design that type

    The matching page has the detail.

  4. 04

    Test the real path

    From the branch, or from a home connection.

Network link

In practice

Two VPNs. Pick the right one.

Branch to branch is not the same as a person working from home.

A closer look

Two buildings

Site to site

Firewalls talk all day.

Remote work

Remote access

Named login, second factor.

Firewall

The edge

Built on a suitable firewall.

Questions we hear first

Which VPN do we need?

Two offices that must stay linked all day need site-to-site. Named staff working from home need remote access. Some sites need both.

Can one firewall do both?

Often yes, if it has the capacity and features. The survey checks the box you already have before anything is ordered.

Where do we read the detail?

Open the site-to-site or remote-access pages after this overview, or book a survey and we will send you to the matching design.