Overview
470 Check Point UTM-1 Edge User Guide
Overview
You can configure your UTM-1 appliance as part of a virtual private network (VPN). A
VPN is a private data network consisting of a group of gateways that can securely connect
to each other. Each member of the VPN is called a VPN site, and a connection between
two VPN sites is called a VPN tunnel. VPN tunnels encrypt and authenticate all traffic
passing through them. Through these tunnels, employees can safely use their company’s
network resources when working at home. For example, they can securely read email, use
the company’s intranet, or access the company’s database from home.
The are four types of VPN sites:
• SecuRemote Remote Access VPN Server. Makes a network remotely available to
authorized users who connect to the Remote Access VPN Server using the
Check Point SecuRemote VPN Client (provided for free with your UTM-1) or
another UTM-1.
• SecuRemote Internal VPN Server. SecuRemote can also be used from your
internal networks, allowing you to secure your wired or wireless network with
strong encryption and authentication.
• L2TP VPN Server. Makes a network available to authorized users who connect
from the Internet or from your internal networks using an L2TP client such as
the Microsoft L2TP IPSec VPN Client.
• Site-to-Site VPN Gateway. Can connect with another Site-to-Site VPN Gateway in
a permanent, bi-directional relationship.
• Remote Access VPN Client. Can connect to a Remote Access VPN Server, but
other VPN sites cannot initiate a connection to the Remote Access VPN Client.
Defining a Remote Access VPN Client is a hardware alternative to using
SecuRemote software.
All UTM-1 models provide VPN functionality. The UTM-1 appliance can act as a Remote
Access VPN Client, a VPN Server, or a Site-to-Site VPN Gateway.
A virtual private network (VPN) must include at least one Remote Access VPN Server or
gateway. The type of VPN sites you include in a VPN depends on the type of VPN you
want to create, Site-to-Site or Remote Access.
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