Virtual Private Network Access (VPNs)

Totally Secure Yet Totally Flexible
The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router offers the most security options of any cellular communications product on the market. Unlike simple cellular modems and low-end routers that provide Internet access but leave communications unprotected, the LAN-Cell 2 integrates a 3G broadband cellular modem with full IPSec VPN end-point capabilities plus a Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall and advanced security and routing features.

All communications with the LAN-Cell (including device management) can be fully protected using DES/3DES/AES encryption and X.509 or PKCS digital certificates. You can restrict access to the LAN, VPN or LAN-Cell itself based on IP address, MAC address, and/or application, thereby "locking down" communications to only authorized devices or networks.

Both the firewall and digital certificate features of the LAN-Cell 3G router are fully integrated with the VPN, providing you full control over traffic flowing between LAN-Cell attached devices, your secure networks and the Internet.

Site-to-Site VPN
The LAN-Cell's built-in VPN includes both server and client functionality for up to 5 simultaneous IPSec tunnels. Either the LAN-Cell or the remote VPN concentrator can initiate the connection. The LAN-Cell includes tunnel "keep-alive" and VPN high-availability features to maintain connections using back-up WAN interfaces and/or alternate remote VPN gateway routers.

The LAN-Cell is compatible with all major IPSec VPN appliances from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, NetScreen, SonicWall, WatchGuard & ZyXEL.

Client-to-Site & VPN Pass-Thru
Your mobile staff can use IPSec VPN client software (such as the Proxicast IPSec VPN Client for Windows) to make secure connections to remote devices attached to the LAN-Cell - without adding software or configuration changes to your remote equipment. This is especially convenient for field support staff who may have Internet access via public connections in hotels, WiFi hotspots or customer networks.

If you already have a VPN solution in place, the LAN-Cell can transparently route VPN traffic to your existing hardware and software.

These features give you the flexibility to adapt the LAN-Cell to work with your existing communications standards and infrastructure.

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		Tech Note: Cisco ASA 5500 Series VPN Example
		Tech Note: Proxicast IPSec VPN Client for Windows Example
		Tech Note: Windows XP VPN Client Example
		Tech Note: Routing all Internet-bound Traffic Through a VPN Tunnel

The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G Cellular Router (Mobile IP 3G Router) utilizes user accessible upgradable high-speed PC-Card (PCMCIA / laptop) 3G modems and supports all CDMA & GSM 2.5G & 3G cellular modem standards including CDMA2000: EV-DO RevA, EV-DO Rev0, 1xRTT; UMTS / W-CDMA: HSUPA, HSDPA, HSPA, EDGE, and GPRS on all major wireless carriers (cellular internet or broadband) worldwide including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, AT&T Mobility (Cingular), T-Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra & others. See the LAN-Cell 2 3G Router Product Specifications page for a list of the currently supported PC-Card 3G modems. The rugged LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router offers Ethernet, wireless WiFi (802.11 a/b/g) and serial interfaces plus advanced enterprise mobile router features such as multiple IPSec VPN tunnels, NAT/DMZ, SPI firewall, X.509 certificates, bandwidth management and other wireless router functions which are optimized for corporate, financial, mobile in vehicle, industrial automation, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) telemetry and SCADA type remote cellular WWAN applications. The LAN-Cell 2 is also a great satellite data link alternative or backup for Low Earth Orbit - LEO (ORBCOMM, Iridium, Globalstar) and VSAT (HughesNet, Starband) satellite network sites.