VPN
The VPN menu allows you to configure IPsec VPN.
The following topics are included in this section:
IPsec VPN
Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology enables remote users to connect to private computer networks to gain access to their resources in a secure way. For example, an employee traveling or working from home can use a VPN to securely access the office network through the Internet.
Instead of remotely logging on to a private network using an unencrypted and insecure Internet connection, the use of a VPN ensures that unauthorized parties cannot access the office network and cannot intercept any of the information that is exchanged between the employee and the office. It is also common to use a VPN to connect the private networks of two or more offices.
Fortinet offers VPN capabilities in the FortiProxy Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance and in the FortiClient Endpoint Security suite of applications. A FortiProxy unit can be installed on a private network, and FortiClient software can be installed on the user’s computer. It is also possible to use a FortiProxy unit to connect to the private network instead of using FortiClient software.
FortiProxy supports the following TLS versions:
| Version | RFC |
|---|---|
| TLS 1.0 | RFC 2246 |
| TLS 1.1 | RFC 4346 |
| TLS 1.2 | RFC 5246 |