SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE BUILT-IN AND MOBILE VPN CONNECTIVITY
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) connection to an enterprise server, said system comprising:
- a VPN module configurable to establish the VPN connection over a network; and
a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device being adapted to receive, from a server over a wireless network, information necessary to configure said VPN connection and for providing said information to the VPN module to allow the VPN module to perform a self-configuration in order to connect to the enterprise server.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating the establishment of a virtual private network between a network and a remote computer, the system having: a mobile device connectable to the remote computer and storing a user profile, virtual private network information, and password information; virtual private network software being located on one of the mobile device and the remote computer; an access point communicating with the network; and communication means for communications between the access point and one of the mobile device and the remote computer, wherein the user profile, virtual private network information, and password information is passed to the virtual private network software upon connection of the mobile device to the remote computer, the virtual private network software using the user profile, virtual private network information, and password information to establish a virtual private network through the communications means and the access point to the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) connection to an enterprise server, said system comprising:
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a VPN module configurable to establish the VPN connection over a network; and a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device being adapted to receive, from a server over a wireless network, information necessary to configure said VPN connection and for providing said information to the VPN module to allow the VPN module to perform a self-configuration in order to connect to the enterprise server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) connection to an enterprise server, said method comprising:
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receiving at a mobile communications device, from a server over a wireless network, information necessary to configure said VPN connection; and providing said information to a VPN module to allow the VPN module to perform a self-configuration in order to connect to the enterprise server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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