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i cant see why not once the router is on the network-many use the firewall for the vpn if it is capable of doing so
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i cant see why not once the router is on the network-many use the firewall for the vpn if it is capable of doing so

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I want to creat a site to site vpn using the adtran netvanta 1224str. &nbsp;First what i need to know is does the internet connection need to be plugged directly into the router for the Vpn to work or as long as the router is on a network that has internet it will work. &nbsp;Im asking because our internet connection is plugged into a firewall and then into a network switch and the router is located in a different building will i still be able to setup the vpn as long as the router is on the same network
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I want to creat a site to site vpn using the adtran netvanta 1224str.  First what i need to know is does the internet connection need to be plugged directly into the router for the Vpn to work or as long as the router is on a network that has internet it will work.  Im asking because our internet connection is plugged into a firewall and then into a network switch and the router is located in a different building will i still be able to setup the vpn as long as the router is on the same network

Site to Site Vpn

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.

Networking Hardware-Other

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.