VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide protected connections across
the Internet. Some companies and other organizations provide remote
access to their internal networks via a VPN. Employees are typically
provided with software that makes the VPN connection from a
computer.
When a computer provisioned for this type of VPN connection is
connected behind the MG8702, the MG8702 must pass through the
VPN traffic. The MG8702 is configured by default for VPN pass-through.
(The IPsec and PPTP Pass-through settings on the Advanced
Options page respectively enable IPsec and PPTP VPN pass-
through. IPsec and PPTP are protocols used in different VPN
implementations. The pass-through settings for both are enabled by
default).
The most common type of VPN connection that MG8702 users will
encounter is the type of VPN described above, that simply needs to
pass through the MG8702. The VPN pages support features that allow
you to terminate VPN connections on the MG8702 itself.
The MG8702 can terminate PPTP, L2TP and IPsec connections in
specific scenarios. It can act as a VPN server to terminate PPTP and
L2TP connections, for example from remote client computers. It can act
as a VPN endpoint for IPsec connections, for example from a remote
office to a central office (“site-to-site”). It cannot act as a VPN server to
terminate IPsec connections from remote client computers.
