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Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook

By : Jordan Krause
Book Image

Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook

By: Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Adding VPN to your existing DirectAccess server


It is fairly common when starting work with the new Remote Access role for administrators to choose the option for "Deploy DirectAccess only". Maybe you initially thought this box was only going to be used for DA, or that all of your client connections would be handled by only the DA role. While this is true for some organizations, it is pretty common to find some benefit out of having both DirectAccess and VPN configured on your remote access entry point. Maybe you have some mobile phones or personal tablets that you want connected to the corporate network. Or perhaps you want to give the ability for home computers, or even Macs, to connect in remotely. These would be scenarios that are outside the scope of DirectAccess and would require some other form of VPN connectivity.

Making significant changes on a production server can be intimidating, and you want to make sure that you select the right options. Also, IP addressing remote access servers...