Introduction
Connect Remote Offices and Teleworkers
Simplify VPN deployments for remote offices and teleworkers. Based on the Cisco Unified Client Framework, the Cisco Easy VPN solution centralizes the VPN management of all your Cisco VPN devices, thus reducing the management complexity of VPN deployments. The Cisco Easy VPN solution helps integrate VPN remote devices within a single deployment and with a consistent policy and key management method, which simplifies remote site administration. Cisco Easy VPN consists of two components:
- The Easy VPN Remote feature minimizes configuration requirements at remote locations by allowing Cisco IOS routers, Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco PIX Security Appliances, and the Cisco VPN Client to receive security policies upon a VPN tunnel connection from a Cisco Easy VPN Server. This solution is ideal for remote offices with little IT support or for large customer premises equipment (CPE) deployments where it is impractical to configure multiple remote devices individually. This feature makes VPN configuration as easy as entering a password, which minimizes local IT support, increases productivity, and lowers costs.
- The Easy VPN Server feature allows Cisco IOS routers, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA), and Cisco PIX Security Appliances to act as head-end devices in site-to-site or remote-access VPNs. The feature pushes security policies defined at the central site to the remote device, so that it has up-to-date policies in place before a connection is established. It can also terminate VPN Tunnel initiated by remote workers running the Cisco VPN Client software on PCs. This flexibility allows mobile and remote workers to access critical data and applications on their corporate intranet.
Cisco Easy VPN Remote is now available on Cisco 800, 1700, 1800, 2800, 3800, and UBR900 Series Routers, Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliances, as well as Cisco PIX 501 and 506E Security Appliances and the Cisco VPN Client.
For detailed information about the Cisco VPN Client, refer to the Cisco VPN Client Data Sheet.
The Cisco Easy VPN Server is available on Cisco 800, 1700, 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 Series Routers, the Cisco 7301 Router, all Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA), and Cisco PIX security appliances.
Features
VPN for remote offices and teleworkers
Key features of Cisco Easy VPN:
- Easy VPN Remote
- Allows remote location devices to receive security policies from Cisco Easy VPN Server
- Reduces configuration requirements at remote locations
- Allows minimum IT support at remote locations
- Eliminates the need to configure remote devices individually
- Allows deployment of large number of equipments
- Reduces cost
- Supported platforms:
- Cisco Routers
- Cisco 800 Series Routers
- Cisco 1700 Series Modular Access Routers
- Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco uBR900 Series Cable Access Routers
- Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance
- Cisco PIX Security Appliances
- Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance
- Cisco PIX 506E Security Appliance
- Easy VPN Server
- Allows the supported platforms to be the head-end devices in site-to-site or Remote Access vpn setup
- Pushes security policies to the remote locations
- Enforces up-to-date policies defined in the central site
- Allows termination of VPN Tunnels initiated by Cisco VPN Client PC users
- Supported platforms:
- Cisco Routers
- Cisco 800 Series Routers
- Cisco 1700 Series Modular Access Routers
- Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Cisco 7200 Series Routers
- Cisco 7301 Router
- All Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances
- All Cisco PIX Security Appliances
These two features are necessary components for deployment of Cisco Easy VPN.
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