Remote Access Capabilities
With the increased use of cloud technology and remote sales workforces, there has been an increase in employees who require remote access capabilities. At the time of writing this book, most companies are working from home using remote access due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's look at the different types of remote access technologies in this section.
There are times when people who are working remotely need to access the company's network to access resources. There are two main types of remote access: the old-fashioned remote access server, using a modem, and the more modern Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions. Let's look at these in turn:
- Remote Access Server (RAS): A legacy server where dial-up networking is used, which is expensive as you need to pay the same cost as a telephone call. The server is located in the company network and the client has the software installed to allow communication. Each side has a modem that...
