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cynthia
cynthia
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February 21, 2019
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VPN termination: fortigate or router

  • February 21, 2019
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Hi please I need your help ,

 

If we have a VPN between 2 branch, where is it recommended to terminate this vpn? on a Fortigate

 or a router?

What are the advantages of VPN on a fortigate and what is the added value when terminating on a firewall and not on a router?

 

 

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    ede_pfau
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    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    February 21, 2019

    Simply put, and my personal opinion only, terminating a VPN on the FGT is easier to set up, manage and use.

    See, routers may change, depending on the access technology; basically, we need them for interfacing (to fiber, WiFi, cable,...). They are not specifically made for security, VPN, application control etc.

     

    With the tunnel definition on the FGT you get a broad support for IPsec standards, easy setup by using address objects for phase2 and the routing, monitoring, (some) logging. As often the FGT is central to a LAN you only need to learn one OS or Web GUI.

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