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CHAPTER 4
Configuring Virtual
Private Networking
This chapter describes an optional feature of the WatchGuard
SOHO: virtual private networking with IPSec.
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The following WatchGuard SOHOs support IPSec tunnels:
•WatchGuard SOHO with VPN Feature Key
•WatchGuard SOHO|tc
Why create a virtual private network?
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) tunnels enable you to simply
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-