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ReadyNAS with native VPN support?
I provide support for a small office, and they have a MS database application that is currently used by three employees. 2 of the 3 will start working remotely, and they have no office firewall or VPN solution. Is there a ReadyNAS model that offers it's own native VPN support for those remote users? The client application requires the DB file to be "local" by either a mapped network drive or UNC path - no cloud storage.
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While not a full VPN, ReadyCloud, which is native to all current ReadyNAS models, allows you to map a drive in Windows to a remote ReadyNAS share. There are other potential VPN solutions (I happen to like ZeroTier), but they must be installed; they aren't native. ReadyCloud is definately the easier to set up.
Note that a ReadyCloud user and a local user are not the same user from the NAS's perspective, so that can limit the use of private home shares. Note, too, that the mapping for a share via ReadyCloud will be different from a local network mapping. But as long as you know these up front and set things up accordingly, I think ReadyCloud will meet your needs. A user can always use ReadyCloud even when on the local network, too, so everything stays consistent. Netgear kinda points you in that direction, actually.
Thank you for the response. As long as I know all of that going in, we'll figure out how to make it work. Just hated for them to invest in a hardware solution that was not going to meet their needs. I appreciate the quick assist!
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