{"id":2036,"date":"2021-11-23T23:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T04:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2023-06-23T09:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T14:02:47","slug":"setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Setup a VPN for Your Home Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2036\" class=\"elementor elementor-2036\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3170b2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3170b2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-864ac11\" data-id=\"864ac11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ee3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ee3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many businesses, working remotely has been a new adjustment, requiring employees and business owners to learn new skills and utilize new technologies. One of the most important of these technologies is virtual private networks, or VPNs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s discuss VPNs, what they are, how they work, and how users can set up a VPN to establish a secure connection from home to work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda2a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cda2a42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e3d759\" data-id=\"8e3d759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f045916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f045916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/#About_VPNs\" >About VPNs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/#How_to_Set_Up_a_VPN\" >How to Set Up a VPN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/#Common_VPN_Protocols\" >Common VPN Protocols<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/#OpenVPN\" >OpenVPN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/setup-a-vpn-for-your-home-office\/#IPsec\" >IPsec<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_VPNs\"><\/span>About VPNs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ea6488 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ea6488\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-241f23d\" data-id=\"241f23d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07be0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07be0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A VPN, or virtual private network, is essentially a connection between your home office internet network to the network at your office or place of work. VPNs are encrypted so that everything that goes through this connection is safe and secure. When you utilize a VPN, you can work from anywhere while gaining access to all of the data, documents, programs, and other tools available at your office workstation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPNs can be used for many different things and have often been used by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tech-based businesses, however, the general public has become increasingly interested in VPNs since the popularity of working from home has grown. This is because a VPNS can simulate an in-office environment by allowing all of the team members who are working from home establish safe,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secure connections<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to their in-office workstations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\/dedicated-web-hosting-houston\">servers<\/a>, and more. With a VPN, it can appear as if you\u2019re working from your office computer even if you\u2019re not physically there.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a444f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01a444f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-workstation.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2045\" alt=\"Setting up a remote VPN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-workstation.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-workstation-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-workstation-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4681581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4681581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1705a9f\" data-id=\"1705a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5d381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5d381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Set_Up_a_VPN\"><\/span>How to Set Up a VPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f14d797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f14d797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5fac21\" data-id=\"a5fac21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a2146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a2146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many ways to establish a VPN and a variety of services and providers who can help facilitate this connection. To begin setting up a VPN, you\u2019ll need to set up two connections. The first is the connection to the office or workstation. The second is the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/guide-to-remote-office-setup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remote workstation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or wherever you\u2019ll be accessing that office connection from. For companies with an in-house IT department, this can be easier because there are professionals there to assist in setting up these connections. However, for those without an in-house team of IT experts, setting up the VPN will require some research on the process. You\u2019ll want to make sure you have the right routers with VPN capability and understand how to configure the connections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-931bd05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"931bd05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05e11b\" data-id=\"f05e11b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d830ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d830ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_VPN_Protocols\"><\/span>Common VPN Protocols<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b98bf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b98bf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3f975\" data-id=\"fe3f975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef1a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef1a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN protocols are various ways you can set up a VPN. There are a handful of different technologies out there that support this, but to keep things simple we\u2019ll go over two of the most common.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7fcbe1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7fcbe1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d869645\" data-id=\"d869645\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c860dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c860dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OpenVPN\"><\/span>OpenVPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c5ca35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c5ca35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b95b1\" data-id=\"24b95b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6550e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e6550e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenVPN is a VPN protocol that has been around for a very long time. This software is open-source, which means it should be supported by most routers. The set up process is fairly simple, requiring the user to choose some configuration settings, download the configuration file, and establish the connection with any remote computer or device using the available apps through OpenVPN\u2019s site. It can be a little complicated for those unfamiliar with tech, so many business owners choose to partner with an IT provider to help establish the connection.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21b7909 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21b7909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9618f9f\" data-id=\"9618f9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a3e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4a3e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IPsec\"><\/span>IPsec<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e2c83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e2c83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95402a3\" data-id=\"95402a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f220d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f220d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-work.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2046\" alt=\"VPN Remote Work\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-work.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-work-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/setting-up-vpn-remote-work-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6a898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f6a898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internet Protocol Security, or IPsec, is another common technology used to set up VPNs. It\u2019s supported by low-cost routers and has a similar setup process to OpenVPN. One of the main differences, however, is that instead of using an app to access the connection, IPsec uses built-in support that is available on most computers and devices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some users find OpenVPN easier to use, but others trust the simplicity of IPsec. If you\u2019re unsure about which VPN technology is right for you or if you\u2019re overwhelmed at the thought of establishing a VPN connection on your own, it\u2019s best to enlist the help of an IT provider who can guide you through the process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many businesses, working remotely has been a new adjustment, requiring employees and business owners to learn new skills and utilize new technologies. 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