Re: Home laptops on a corporate network

[Tsu <tsudohnimh () gmail com>]

SSL VPN Appliance like the one from Watchguard.
http://www.watchguard.com/products/fb-ssl.asp

Very easy to setup, easy to use, LDAP integration... good stuff. I've
implemented several of them for clients.

On 5/8/07, Adam Rosen <ajrosen () buffdata com> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I have a client who wants to allow employees to use their own laptops on
> the corp. wireless network so that they can access files on the server.
> I gave them a run-down of options (allow usual file sharing [bad idea],
> MS VPN quarantine [complex scripting], SharePoint services [not bad, but
> no printer access] and third party quarantine options).
>
> Aside from any other ideas someone may have, it seems to me that the
> third party compliance software/appliance, while probably being the most
> versatile is pretty costly. I found a couple starting at about $20K.
> Does anybody know of any devices that are significantly cheaper and can
> allow my client to do what they want? I should mention that they are
> bound by HIPAA regulations here. Or any approaches I haven't thought of?
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Adam
>
> Adam J. Rosen
> President
> Buffalo Data Solutions
> 716-913-6312
> ajrosen () buffdata com
> http://www.buffdata.com



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