| Comparison Point |
Hardware VPN |
Software VPN |
AccessMyLan |
| Installation and configuration |
- Must install network hardware
- Must reconfigure firewall
- Must reconfigure some software applications
- Must install client software on every remote PC and laptop
- Must install client software on every PDA
- Must manually generate and deploy certificates to clients
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- Must reconfigure firewall
- Must reconfigure some software applications
- Must install client software on every remote PC and laptop
- Must install client software on every PDA
- Must manually deploy certificates to clients
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- Install agent on gateway server
- Send emails and SMS messages so users can self-install in seconds
- DONE in 5 minutes!
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| Ease and transparency of access |
- Excellent
- Extends easy device access to remote clients
- May require change to home networks
|
- Good to excellent
- May extend easy device access to remote clients
- May require change to home networks
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- Excellent
- Extends easy device access to remote clients
- Supports cellular devices
- No change to home networks!
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| Ease of use and management |
- OK for users
- Difficult for administrators
|
- OK for users
- Difficult for administrators
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- Easy for users
- No-brainer for administrators
- The industry’s easiest!
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| Cost |
- Initial capital investment
- Hardware maintenance
- Support contract
- Administrative burden
- Sunk cost – you pay whether you use it or not
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- Initial capital investment
- Software support contract
- Administrative burden
- Sunk cost – you pay whether you use it or not
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- No capital investment
- No support contract
- Low Administrative cost
- No ongoing obligation
- Industry’s best TCO
- Pay only for what you use!
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