Product Description

Netgear Vpn Client 1 User

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6078 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Netgear
• Model: VPN01L
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, .31 pounds

Features

• Single-user license for VPN Client software
• Supports extensive security protocols including AES, DES, and MD5
• Comes with pre-configuration files for use with NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers
• Included software makes set up easy and works across various Windows platforms
• Tech support is provided 24 hours/7 days a week and software is backed by 90-day warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description

The NETGEAR VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software 1-User License offers: A one-user license for the VPN Client software. Support for security protocols including AES, DES, and MD5. Pre-configuration files for NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers.

The NETGEAR VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software 1-User License is the solution for network security admins who need a simple VPN client that is secure, and easy to deploy and manage.

The included software makes setup a breeze. View larger.

Wide Compatibility and Strong Security
The ProSafe VPN Client software is easy to set up and works seamlessly with the full line of NETGEAR VPN/Firewall routers. It is also compatible with IPSec VPN solutions from other manufacturers. The software supports many connection types and Microsoft Windows platforms.

The security protocols supported include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, Message-Digest Algorithm (MD5), and Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). A wide range of Smart Cards, Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Internet Key Exchange (IKE - Main and Aggressive modes) systems are also supported.

Easy to Set Up
When used with NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers, NETGEAR provides pre-configuration files for the easiest setup, minimizing any extra costs. A graphical user interface lets you configure certificates and policies. With the included modules, diagnosing connection problems is easy.

Advanced Features
Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal is supported with devices that have a VPN pass-through mode. Multiple configurations are supported, including central, block, and split tunneling.

The VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software Single License comes with 24/7 technical support and is backed by a 90-day warranty.

What's in the Box
ProSafe VPN Client Software CD for 1-user license pack, installation guide (on disk), ProSafe VPN Easy Configuration Files, support information, and warranty card.

Customer Reviews

Poor Support, Design and documentation
I purchased several copies of this product. They were intended to connect remote employees to Netgear's FVL328 router. Needless to say it was extremely difficult and time consuming to setup. And I consider myself highly competent in Server-Client network setup and configuration. FVL328 supports Dynamic DNS services, but the Client Software or FVL328 documentation says nothing of such setup. In fact it is full of typos and inconsistencies. By secondguessing the online posted manual for FVL328 (make sure you get the latest one) and using my experience I was able to connect to the FVL328. Then we upgraded the McAfee Viruscan from 7.0 to 8.0. Client computers (WinXP or Win2K) started to crash to Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Clean installs and reinstalls in various order did not hel either. Mcafee has this bug in their knowledgebase and said that the SafeNet SoftRemote software (OEMed by Netgear as Prosafe VPN Client) release 10.1 had this issue but was corrected in release 10.3.5. Netgear does not even want to provide an update to this and is still under release 10.1.1 for 2.5 years. So either buy SafeNet SoftRemote or do not relly on Mcafee, hince the 2 stars

Not compatible with Cisco VPN software
The bummer about this software, and other reviewers tend to agree, is it's so buggy. Installation and configuration are easy, but diagnosing connection problems is a nightmare. This is especially true when trying to connect to another Netgear VPN router, which seems almost like an exercise in futility. Seeing that their software hasn't been updated in over 3 years points out Netgear itself isn't even behind this product anymore.

Buyer Beware: This software also conflicts with Cisco's VPN software, a much better, more reliable product. I needed both Cisco and Netgear's clients on the same machine, which does not appear to be possible, as the Netgear software conflicts with Cisco's operation. Uninstalling the Netgear software and *reinstalling* Cisco's (Netgear's software broke the Cisco client) enabled me to connect once again with the Cisco VPNs I often use.

The lack of a printed manual is also a downer for this product. I ended up returning my Netgear VPN Firewall 25 as well - it was very buggy and randomly went down - what a piece of junk. My Netgear Prosafe 318 VPN firewall is very good, but unfortunately their VPN software is unreliable, quirky, and seemingly unsupported.

It does what it's supposed to do... It works.
I've been searching around for IPSec VPN software that would be compatible with my Netgear FVS318(v1) Firewall/Router before I decided to buy Netgear's VPN01L. I came across three (3) others that were known to work without any problems. I've tried their 30-day trials and came to one conclusion. They're all proven difficult to set up, especially if you don't know much about setting up VPN tunnels (I'm relatively new to it). So the final decision came down to just buying Netgear's VPN01L client software since it was cheaper. And since I'm only using it to connect to my 3-server home LAN (FTP-WEBserver/eMAIL server/Programming server) from work or on the road, I felt it was a wise choice on my part. Install didn't take but a mere 15-minutes. The only part that was difficult (as said before) was the actual set up to get it connecting to the VPN router. Netgear's documentation for the VPN01L was horrible I'll admit that. The example screenshots of the config screens did not even match what was described in the text itself. Which left me confused, thus, resulting in no VPN connection.

But what I did was bring up a .PDF I ran into a while back which shows you how to configure a Netgear FVS318 and a SAFENet SoftRemote VPN Client (which is what Netgear's VPN01L software actually is). So I used that PDF to configure my router and VPN client and had it connecting in no time. :)

If anyone is interested in that .PDF just do a GOOGLE search for, "SafeNet Softremote+FVS318", and you should find the .PDF link for "Connecting a SafeNet SoftRemote VPN Client to a Netgear FVS318".

You'll be glad you did.

All in all, I'm very happy with the Netgear VPN01L Client software. It works great with my FVS318 (which I've had for about 5 years now, and it's still going strong). The only two gripes I have with it are the lousy setup documentation and the fact that I lose my other connections on the Internet when the tunnel is active (unless there's a setting to change that behavior that I haven't figured out yet). ... Hence the 3-stars.