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Principles
By default, Cloud VMs on Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure are completely isolated from your private network. It means that you can connect to the Cloud VM by using SSH, RDP, HTTP, HTTPS or e-mail protocols through the Internet, however you cannot use LAN-oriented applications and protocols such as File Sharing protocols, File Backup applications, SQL Database protocols, distributed transaction protocols and any remote-management tools which are originally designed for private-network use.
SoftEther VPN can join your Cloud VMs into the corporate private network easily. On the corporate network you can set up SoftEther VPN Server. This has the similar steps to Building Remote Access VPN. After that you install SoftEther VPN Client on Cloud VMs. Then connect VPN Clients on Cloud VMs to the VPN Server on the corporate network. After that all Cloud VMs are now parts of the private corporate network. Any computers on the corporate can connect to Cloud VMs directly which are physically apart from your office. You can use any LAN-oriented applications and protocols such as File Sharing protocols, File Backup applications, SQL Database protocols, distributed transaction protocols and any remote-management tools which are originally designed for private-network use, despite the physical distance between your office and Cloud VMs.
Step 1. Set up SoftEther VPN Server in Corporate Network
Step 2. Set up SoftEther VPN Client on each Cloud VM
Step 3. Communicate as if Cloud VMs are on Corporate Network
Notes
Note 1. Local Bridge Requires Promiscuous Mode
Note 2. Alternative to Promiscuous Mode
Version as of 23:33, 9 Jul 2013
Principles
By default, Cloud VMs on Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure are completely isolated from your private network. It means that you can connect to the Cloud VM by using SSH, RDP, HTTP, HTTPS or e-mail protocols through the Internet, however you cannot use LAN-oriented applications and protocols such as File Sharing protocols, File Backup applications, SQL Database protocols, distributed transaction protocols and any remote-management tools which are originally designed for private-network use.
SoftEther VPN can join your Cloud VMs into the corporate private network easily. On the corporate network you can set up SoftEther VPN Server. This has the similar steps to Building Remote Access VPN. After that you install SoftEther VPN Client on Cloud VMs. Then connect VPN Clients on Cloud VMs to the VPN Server on the corporate network. After that all Cloud VMs are now parts of the private corporate network. Any computers on the corporate can connect to Cloud VMs directly which are physically apart from your office. You can use any LAN-oriented applications and protocols such as File Sharing protocols, File Backup applications, SQL Database protocols, distributed transaction protocols and any remote-management tools which are originally designed for private-network use, despite the physical distance between your office and Cloud VMs.
Step 1. Set up SoftEther VPN Server in Corporate Network
Step 2. Set up SoftEther VPN Client on each Cloud VM
Step 3. Communicate as if Cloud VMs are on Corporate Network