SmoothWall Ltd has started previewing the latest version of its Virtual Private Network (VPN) module, SmoothTunnel 3.1, which will be released in early April. The module, which includes support for Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP), will enable companies to install a secure VPN for mobile computing users, at less than half the cost of a typical Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN system.
According to new Datamonitor research, global enterprise investment in firewall and VPN solutions will reach almost $6bn in 2007, double that of 2003*. This prediction is in response to an increase in home working and the push for mobility and access anywhere-anytime. But with the average price of a SSL VPN being in the region of £5000 for a 50 user system, how can smaller companies afford to implement such technology? SmoothTunnel 3.1 is the answer. It provides a secure, low cost alternative to a SSL and IPSec VPNs for mobile users at a price that is affordable to companies and organisations of all sizes.
“Smaller companies are realising they face the same security implications as their large counterparts. But if they are going to meet the growing cultural change towards working from home and working off-site, then they are going to have to implement a VPN which is secure but does not cost the earth,” said George Lungley, managing director of SmoothWall Ltd. “Our L2TP VPN solution is a great low cost, simple, reliable and protocol independent VPN solution, suitable for all types of companies. It is easy to set up, install and manage like an SSL VPN solution, yet as it establishes a true network to network connection like IPSec, all standard internet protocols and applications work without the need for complex protocol and application specific software in the VPN gateway.”
SmoothTunnel 3.1 is a Linux-based VPN which allows remote workers to create a secure VPN tunnel, through the internet, to their office network, giving them full access to file, print, web, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and email servers. The L2TP connection can be used in “Remote Gateway” mode where all Internet traffic is routed through the VPN Gateway (i.e. SmoothTunnel). This ensures users adhere to the same strict policies, which users have to use in the office, such as web content filtering, internet access control and anti-virus. As an added bonus, whilst the L2TP tunnel is running in Remote Gateway mode, the user will be protected from any external hackers, because their PC will not respond to any traffic not routed via the VPN Gateway.
Highlights of SmoothWall’s L2TP solution include:
· Affordable: Lower cost than a SSL VPN or an IPSec Windows client solution;
· Simple configuration: Much easier to configure than a standard IPSec Windows client and no more difficult than a SSL VPN;
· Secure: Due to the use of 3DES data encryption and x509 certificate authentication;
· Protocol/Application Independent: Works with all common IP protocols. SSL VPN involves the use of very complex proxies so can be demanding to set-up at the gateway end;
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