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ReadyNAS with native VPN support?
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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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Re: ReadyNAS with native VPN support?
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.
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Re: ReadyNAS with native VPN support?
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!