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what do your users use the VPN for? shared drive access or other internal services? will they be using only company devices?
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what do your users use the VPN for? shared drive access or other internal services? will they be using only company devices?

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Its just to access shared data drives nothing else.<br />
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Thanks
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Its just to access shared data drives nothing else.

Thanks

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Hi I have got around 80 remote users who need VPN access to my 2012r2 server.<br />
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These are users that work from home or different sites, am I best to simply setup the server as a VPN server or is there a better way to do it?<br />
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Ive heard of something called Direct Access but never used it and not sure if that would be better or not.<br />
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If you need any more info that would be great.<br />
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Any help or suggestions would be great.<br />
<br />
Thanks
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Hi I have got around 80 remote users who need VPN access to my 2012r2 server.

These are users that work from home or different sites, am I best to simply setup the server as a VPN server or is there a better way to do it?

Ive heard of something called Direct Access but never used it and not sure if that would be better or not.

If you need any more info that would be great.

Any help or suggestions would be great.

Thanks

Server 2012R2 VPN access for 80+ users

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.

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.