Method and apparatus providing virtual private network access
US7444415B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/303
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual private network device enables individual machines at a remote subnet to be visible and addressable from a central site by establishing a private address range for the remote machines, forming a virtual private network tunnel from the virtual private network device to the central site, and communicating the private address range to the central site to enable connections from the central site to individual machines on the remote subnet.
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