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It seems to me it's an administrative decision, as you stated they connect via vpn. Hard to tell but if it were me evaluating it I'd take into consideration how many users will be at the remote location and the future plans for that location as well.
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It seems to me it's an administrative decision, as you stated they connect via vpn. Hard to tell but if it were me evaluating it I'd take into consideration how many users will be at the remote location and the future plans for that location as well.

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A firewall for sure. Fios is direct internet and you need a NAT device to use it. Most firewalls can do site to site vpn.
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A firewall for sure. Fios is direct internet and you need a NAT device to use it. Most firewalls can do site to site vpn.

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I guess my question is that these users also work from home connecting through VPN, and they do not have a firewall appliance in place at home. &nbsp;<br />
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Isn't the VPN tunnel from their laptop to the office firewall secure? &nbsp;How would connecting from the remote office be any different?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
cja
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I guess my question is that these users also work from home connecting through VPN, and they do not have a firewall appliance in place at home.  

Isn't the VPN tunnel from their laptop to the office firewall secure?  How would connecting from the remote office be any different?

Thanks,
cja

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We are setting up a remote office with a FIOS internet connection. &nbsp;Remote office users will connect to the main office using VPN. &nbsp;Do you think I will need a firewall appliance at the remote office location? &nbsp;I'm not sure it is necessary since users work from home and connect to the office using VPN and they do not have firewalls at home. &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks,<br />
cja
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We are setting up a remote office with a FIOS internet connection.  Remote office users will connect to the main office using VPN.  Do you think I will need a firewall appliance at the remote office location?  I'm not sure it is necessary since users work from home and connect to the office using VPN and they do not have firewalls at home.  

Thanks,
cja

Does Remote Office Require Firewall Appliance

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

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.