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CHAPTER 8
Configuring Virtual
Private Networking
This chapter describes an optional feature of the WatchGuard
SOHO: Virtual Private Networking (VPN) with IPSec.
The following WatchGuard SOHO products support IPSec
tunnels:
• WatchGuard SOHO with VPN option enabled
• WatchGuard SOHO|tc
Why create a virtual private network?
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) tunnels enable you to and
securely connect computers in two locations without requiring
expensive, dedicated point-to-point data connections. With VPN,
you use low cost connections to the Internet to create a virtual
connection between two branch offices. Unlike a simple, un-
encrypted Internet connection, a VPN connection eliminates any
significant risk of data being read or altered by outside users as it
traverses the Internet.