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Section 3.
Remote Working (working away from your office)
Remote working allows users to connect to the organisation’s local area network from external locations,
for example, from home. To enable this functionality a username and password must be created for the
organisation and for each individual user. The organisation is also referred to as the Group. To setup
Remote Working there are two steps involved:
•
Setting up Remote Working on the router, and
•
Setting up the Remote Working client on individual PCs.
Note: Remote Working is helpful for sharing private data on your network (for example using
a shared hard drive). If you don’t share data then you don’t need remote working.
You must use the Self-Installation CD to configure Remote Working on the router. The Self-Install CD must
also be used to install the remote working software on each user’s PC.
Note: Your computer or laptop must meet the following minimum system requirements in
order to install, configure and use the Remote Working (VPN) feature:
C
OMPUTER
O
PERATING
S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS
Computer with Pentium class
processor or greater, including
Tablet PC
Windows® 7 (32/64 bit)
Windows Vista (32/64 bit)
Windows XP 32 bit
Microsoft® TCP/IP installed
(Confirm via Start >
Settings>Control
Panel>Network>Protocols or
Configuration)
50 MB Hard Disk space
256 MB RAM
Apple® Mac®
Mac OS X Version 10.6 or later
50 MB Hard Disk space
PPC or Intel processor
Set-up Remote Working on the Router for your Business
To set up remote working on the router, do the following:
1.
Connect the PC to the Router using an Ethernet cable. Insert the Self-Install CD.
Windows: The installation will begin automatically. If the installation does not be gin automatically,
navigate to the CD drive on your computer and double-click the file called setup.exe.
Mac: A DOT icon will appear on your desktop. Double click it to begin the installation.
2.
On the Self-Installation welcome screen, press the
Next
button until you arrive at the ‘
SELECT
INSTALLATION TYPE
’ page.
