A VPN appliance is the gateway that lets remote staff, branch offices and cloud environments reach your internal systems through encrypted tunnels. VOWTECH supplies, configures and supports VPN gateways for businesses in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and throughout the UAE.
Whenever an employee opens a company file from home or a branch till talks to a head-office server, the traffic should travel inside an encrypted tunnel. The device that terminates those tunnels is the VPN appliance. It may be a dedicated gateway or a function of your firewall, depending on how many users and sites connect.
VOWTECH helps you decide which is appropriate and then delivers it: sizing for concurrent users and throughput, supply, installation, tunnel configuration, user authentication and client rollout. Where the VPN role belongs on the firewall, our firewall appliances page describes that hardware. Broader design topics are covered under VPN connectivity solutions.
A VPN gateway is an attractive target because it faces the internet and opens the door to the internal network. We therefore treat hardening as part of the job, including firmware kept current, multi-factor login, access limited per user group, and logging that can be reviewed through VPN and network monitoring.
Most businesses need at least two of these, and one appliance can normally provide all three.
Individual users connect from laptops and phones using a VPN client. Each person authenticates personally and receives access only to the systems their role requires.
A permanent encrypted tunnel between the gateways at two locations, so that branch networks reach head-office servers as though they were local. Users do not need to do anything.
A tunnel from your office gateway to a virtual network in a public cloud platform, allowing cloud-hosted servers to be reached privately instead of over the open internet.
The elements of a VPN deployment that determine whether it is secure and pleasant to use.
Gateways are selected on encrypted throughput and the number of simultaneous users and tunnels, not on the basic firewall rating, with allowance for growth.
Encryption settings, addressing and routing are planned so that sites do not overlap, and only business traffic or all traffic uses the tunnel, as you prefer.
VPN logins are tied to your directory accounts, so leavers lose access automatically, and a second factor is added to prevent stolen passwords from being enough.
VPN clients are installed and configured on company laptops and mobiles, with a short user guide and help for staff connecting for the first time.
Where remote access is business critical, a second appliance or second internet link keeps tunnels available if a device or line fails.
Firmware updates, digital certificate renewals, user changes and connection troubleshooting are handled remotely, with site visits when hardware needs attention.
A VPN project touches every remote user, so rollout and communication matter as much as configuration.
We establish who connects, from where, to which systems, and how many at the same time.
Appliance, tunnel types, authentication method, addressing and access groups are defined.
The gateway is installed, updated, hardened and integrated with your firewall and directory.
A small pilot group tests first, then clients and instructions go to all remote users.
Failover, access restrictions and logging are verified and the configuration is documented.
Remote access set up in a hurry is one of the most common weak points in business networks.
Business data crossing home broadband, hotel Wi-Fi or mobile networks stays unreadable to others.
Remote users reach only the systems they need instead of the entire internal network.
Offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and other emirates share applications and files over stable tunnels.
Users who cannot connect can reach VOWTECH support, which is available 24/7.
Design of secure connectivity between offices, remote staff and cloud services.
Learn moreVisibility of tunnel status, usage and connection problems.
Learn moreHardware firewalls that often provide the VPN gateway function as well.
Learn moreFirewall with SSL and IPsec VPN, supplied, configured and supported.
Learn moreCloud-delivered secure access as an alternative to traditional VPN.
Learn moreNetwork design, switching and connectivity for multi-site companies in the UAE.
Learn moreTell us how many people and sites need to connect. We will recommend the right VPN gateway and explain how rollout to your users would work.
