Cisco Systems RV016, RV042G manual Cisco QuickVPN for Windows, Introduction

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Cisco QuickVPN for Windows

Cisco QuickVPN can be used for client access to a Client to Gateway tunnel that you configured on this router. Refer to these topics:

•Introduction, page167

•Cisco QuickVPN Client Installation and Configuration, page 168

•Using the Cisco QuickVPN Software, page 168

NOTE For more information about the configuration process, see Managing VPN Users and Certificates, page 147.

Introduction

The Cisco RV0xx Series VPN routers support IPSec VPN client software, including the Cisco QuickVPN software. For the latest features, install QuickVPN Client 1.4.0.5 or later, which supports Windows 7.

The router supports up to 50 Cisco QuickVPN clients free of charge. If the router you have only supports up to ten clients, then upgrade its firmware.

You can create a VPN tunnel between a computer using VPN client software and a VPN router. The following is an example of a computer-to-VPN router VPN. In her hotel room, a traveling businesswoman connects to her Internet Service Provider (ISP). Her notebook computer has VPN client software that is configured with her office’s VPN settings. She accesses the VPN client software and connects to the VPN router at the central office. As VPNs use the Internet, distance is not a factor. Using the VPN, the businesswoman now has a secure connection to the central office’s network, as if she were physically connected.

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