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Aurorean Client Software

Enterasys Networks client software that runs on a Windows 95/98/NT

computer that allows a remote user to create a secure tunneling connection to a corporate network. This application features the TollSaver database that

automatically presents a list of ISP POP’s to allow the user to select the lowest-cost connection, and the Prescriptive Diagnostics Engine that

automatically diagnoses connection problems and either corrects the problem itself or directs the remote user on how to solve the problem.

Aurorean Network Gateway

An Enterasys Networks device that creates a secure virtual private circuit over the Internet between itself and a remote user’s computer. The Aurorean Network Gateway encapsulates data packets using PPTP and encrypts data

to prevent third-parties from intercepting and examining it. A Aurorean Network Gateway receive its configuration settings from a Aurorean Policy

Server and passes login information to the Aurorean Policy Server when a remote user attempts to authenticate a tunnel connection.

Aurorean Policy Server

An Enterasys Networks device that manages Aurorean Network Gateways. Network administrators configure Aurorean Policy Servers from a RiverMaster computer. The network administrator can create a

remote user database on the Aurorean Policy Server or instruct the Aurorean Policy Server to authenticate remote users against an external authentication server (such as a RADIUS or SecurID server). When the network administrator changes tunnel connection parameters, the Aurorean Policy Server provide updated configuration files to Aurorean Network Gateways on request.

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