SSL312 ProSafe™ SSL VPN Concentrator - General Product Information & Features

General Product Information

1. What is SSL312?
2. What are the key benefits of ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrator ?

SSL312 Features

3. How does VPN Tunnel work?
4. How many simultaneous SSL VPN connections does SSL312 support?
5. How secure is SSL VPN and will my data be protected?
6. Is SSL312 a Firewall?
7. Does ProSafe SSL312 support Mozilla Firefox ?
8. Can I install the SSL312 directly on the Internet?
9. What do the different LED light status mean?

General Product Information

1. What is SSL312?

• SSL312 features state of the art remote access SSL VPN solution tailored for the SMB market.
• SSL312 provides browser based secure access to corporate network, without requiring a VPN client.
• It can support up to 25 concurrent sessions and is the Industry’s most cost effective twenty five tunnel SSL VPN solution.

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2. What are the key benefits of ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrator ?

The key benefits of ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrator are:

• Clientless Remote Access: Traditional remote access solutions require a client to be installed on the laptop adding to the cost and complexity of providing remote access to employees. ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrator allows mobile users to access corporate resources while working remotely using their standard web browser.
• Browser Support: Remote users can now use either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Apple Safari to access corporate resources.
• Platform Independent Access: Since ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrators supports browser based access, remote users can access their corporate network anywhere and at anytime, from airport kiosks to laptops to even PDA’s.
• Seamless Integration: ProSafe SSL VPN Concentrator is not a firewall and has traditionally being deployed behind a firewall.

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SSL312 Features

3. How does VPN Tunnel work?

VPN Tunnel creates a full network connection between the SSL VPN user's machine and the SSL312 server. So remote users become a virtual member of the local area network and can access resources as if they were located on the LAN. VPN Tunnel consists of two ActiveX components: an installer and a connector program. The installer creates a network driver on the client machine and the connector initiates the VPN Tunnel connection. When the VPN Tunnel is established, a VPN Tunnel PPP interface will be activated. All VPN traffic will be sent through the PPP interface, encrypted using SSL and sent across the Internet to the SSL312 server.

VPN Tunnel is supported on Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional and Home Edition), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server and MacOS X. Windows users must use Internet Explorer with ActiveX enabled. Both Windows and Mac users must have administrative privileges to install VPN Tunnel, although standard users can launch VPN Tunnel once it has been installed.

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4. How many simultaneous SSL VPN connections does SSL312 support?

ProSafe SSL312 supports up to 25 concurrent remote users connecting to the network. It is focused on small and mid-sized businesses with up to 100 people.

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5. How secure is SSL VPN and will my data be protected?

ProSafe SSL VPN supports SSLv3.0 and TLSv1.0. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol that has gone through years of public scrutiny and is the predominant protocol used for secure electronic commerce transactions on the Internet today. It has been widely tested and deployed.

In addition to support for SSL, ProSafe SSL312 supports industry strength encryption and authentication protocols such as DES,3DES, AES-256, MD5, SHA1. To further protect your privacy, SSL312 supports cache cleanup after session termination, thereby protecting your identity and privacy information on shared computers.

Overall SSL312 has been designed keeping the security of your confidential data in mind.

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6. Is SSL312 a Firewall?

ProSafe SSL312 is not a firewall. It must be deployed behind a firewall to provide remote access to the network.

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7. Does ProSafe SSL312 support Mozilla Firefox ?

Unfortunately ProSafe SSL312 in the first release does not support Mozilla FireFox. We do plan to include this support in a future release.

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8. Can I install the SSL312 directly on the Internet?

Yes, however we do not recommend that you install the SSL312 straight on the Internet because you will expose the SSL312 and your network resources to hackers on the Internet.

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9. What do the different LED light status mean?

System had total of 2 LEDs & 2 LEDS per RJ45 Port.

Power LED – If lit, the system is powered
Test – If lit steady, the system is in test or diagnostics mode. If flashing, the system is busy programming the flash

RJ45 LEDS – Indicate the status of link & speed of the ethernet connection

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