Novell BorderManager 3.9 Virtual Private Network Client Installation Guide

Novell® BorderManager® 3.9 includes premier firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies that safeguard your network and help you build a secure identity management solution. These technologies protect networks and resources, while ensuring end-user productivity.

With the powerful directory-integrated features in Novell BorderManager, you can monitor users’ Internet activities and control their remote access to corporate resources.

In addition, Novell BorderManager provides Internet access control and supports numerous content-filtering solutions. These features protect your network from undesirable Internet content, including programs that destroy or steal data, games that waste users’ time, and Web pages that expose your company to legal liability.

This documentation presents an introduction to VPN Client, which is part of Novell BorderManager 3.9.

Audience

This audience for this documentation are experienced network administrators.

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Additional Documentation

This Virtual Private Network Client Installation Guide is a part of documentation set for Novell BorderManager 3.9.

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