Table of contents
- 1. Ad-hoc VPN
- 2. LAN to LAN Bridge
- 3. Remote Access to LAN
- 4. Join a Local PC into Cloud
- 5. Join a Cloud VM into LAN
- 6. Cloud to LAN Bridge VPN
- 7. Cloud to Cloud Bridge VPN
- 8. iPhone and Android
- 9. Windows and Mac Laptops
- 10. Remote Management
- 11. Building Your Own Cloud
- 12. VPN for Network Testing, Simulation and Debugging
- 13. Remote Access
- 14. Comfortable Network Anywhere
- 15. Dynamic DNS and NAT Traversal
- 16. VPN Azure
- 17. Penetrates Firewall by SSL-VPN
- 18. Replacements of Cisco or other hardware-based VPNs
- 19. Replacements of OpenVPN
- 20. Examples of Building VPN Networks
- 21. L2TP/IPsec Setup Guide for SoftEther VPN Server
This page describes how to build some typical examples of VPN networks.a
SoftEther VPN is an essential infrastructure to build-up IT systems on enterprises and small-businesses.
Ad-hoc VPNMake an ad-hoc VPN consists of the small-number computers with SoftEther VPN. Despite long-distance, it is easy to communicate mutually with any kinds of LAN-oriented protocols. LAN to LAN BridgeGeologically distributed branches are isolated as networks by default. SoftEther VPN lays virtual Ethernet cables between your all branches. Then all computers of all branches are connected to the single LAN. | Remote Access to LANEmployees need to connect to the company LAN from outside or home? Remote Access VPN realizes virtual network cable from a Client PC to the LAN from anywhere and anytime. |
SoftEther VPN can build-up flexible and dependable virtual network around Clouds. Amazon EC2, Windows Azure and most of other Clouds are supporting SoftEther VPN.
Join a Local PC into Cloud
| Join a Cloud VM into LAN
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Cloud to LAN Bridge VPN
| Cloud to Cloud Bridge VPN
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SoftEther VPN supports several mobile devices including iPhone and Android. Your smartphone is now a part of your on-premise or Cloud network by using SoftEther VPN.
iPhone and Android![]() | Windows and Mac Laptops
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SoftEther VPN is also an ultra-convenient tool for effective system management by IT professionals on enterprises and system integrators.
Remote Management
Building Your Own Cloud
| VPN for Network Testing, Simulation and Debugging
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SoftEther VPN is also convenient for home users. You can be proud of using enterprise-class VPN for your home-use.
Remote Access
| Comfortable Network Anywhere
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Your network administrator hesitates to assign you global IP address? Your company has a firewall on the border between the private network and the Internet? Do not worry. SoftEther VPN has a strong function to penetrate troublesome corporate firewalls.
Dynamic DNS and NAT Traversal
| VPN Azure
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IPsec-based VPN protocols which are developed on 1990's are now obsoleted. IPsec-based VPN are not familiar with most of firewalls, NATs or proxies. Unlike IPsec-based VPN, SoftEther VPN is familiar with any kind of firewalls. Additionally SoftEther VPN requires no expensive Cisco or other hardware devices. You can replace your Cisco or OpenVPN to SoftEther VPN today.
Penetrates Firewall by SSL-VPN
Replacements of Cisco or other hardware-based VPNs
| Replacements of OpenVPN
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Examples of Building VPN Networks
In order to build a VPN by using SSL-VPN Protocol, you should read the following step-by-step guide. This guide describes how to make a "remote-access VPN" and "site-to-site VPN".
L2TP/IPsec Setup Guide for SoftEther VPN Server
SoftEther VPN supports also L2TP/IPsec VPN Protocol as described here. You can accept L2TP/IPsec VPN Protocol on VPN Server. iOS, Android, Mac OS X or other L2TP/IPsec VPN compatible client devices can connect to your SoftEther VPN Server. Cisco routers or other vendor's L2TPv3 or EtherIP comatible router can also connect to your SoftEther VPN Server. The following links describe how to setup L2TP/IPsec VPN.