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Looks like a good place to start, thanks.
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Looks like a good place to start, thanks.

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Hi, I am looking to see if there is a guide to setting up remote access to our SBS 2011. We have a shared folder with our users are now seeking to access from home on their own computers. Is there some VPN built into SBS 2011 and a guide to this or is there an alternative solution which is more effective?<br />
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Thanks
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Hi, I am looking to see if there is a guide to setting up remote access to our SBS 2011. We have a shared folder with our users are now seeking to access from home on their own computers. Is there some VPN built into SBS 2011 and a guide to this or is there an alternative solution which is more effective?

Thanks

Remote Access Required for access to File Shares

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.

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries, organized in abstraction layers, traditionally called "Link," "Internet," "Transport" and "Application”. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the Internet. IP defines packet structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered. It also defines addressing methods that are used to label the datagram with source and destination information.

Internet Protocols

Microsoft server applications are those applications developed specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, on the Windows Server platform. In addition to well-known products like SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Dynamics, Forefront, Lync and Sharepoint, they include applications like Skype, BizTalk, Hyper-V, Groove and Commerce Server. Server applications are managed with the Microsoft System Center.