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cjackson
01-25-2008, 05:26 PM
We have a Senior Center network, consisting of 10 PCs and 3 printers. It is protected from outside access by an encryption code.

Is it possible to access this network remotely (i.e. outside of the wireless network area), using this encryption code? The objective is for our bookkeeper to work from a location several miles away, via the Internet.

Thanks for your comments.

CFJ

PrntRhd
01-25-2008, 09:34 PM
You probably want your accountant to connect to the existing network via a VPN.

VPN (Virtual Private Network) uses an encrypted tunneling protocol to connect via the public Internet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN

This encryption is different than the WPA/WEP code used for the wireless connection.

cjackson
01-26-2008, 10:12 AM
Thanks for this information.

CFJ