Amazon.com Product Review
Amazon.com Product Description
 | The NETGEAR VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software 1-User License offers: - A one-user license for the VPN Client software.
- Support for security protocols including AES, DES, and MD5.
- Pre-configuration files for NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers.
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The NETGEAR VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software 1-User License is the solution for network security admins who need a simple VPN client that is secure, and easy to deploy and manage.
The included software makes setup a breeze. View larger. |
Wide Compatibility and Strong Security The ProSafe VPN Client software is easy to set up and works seamlessly with the full line of NETGEAR VPN/Firewall routers. It is also compatible with IPSec VPN solutions from other manufacturers. The software supports many connection types and Microsoft Windows platforms.
The security protocols supported include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, Message-Digest Algorithm (MD5), and Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). A wide range of Smart Cards, Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Internet Key Exchange (IKE - Main and Aggressive modes) systems are also supported.
Easy to Set Up When used with NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers, NETGEAR provides pre-configuration files for the easiest setup, minimizing any extra costs. A graphical user interface lets you configure certificates and policies. With the included modules, diagnosing connection problems is easy.
Advanced Features Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal is supported with devices that have a VPN pass-through mode. Multiple configurations are supported, including central, block, and split tunneling.
The VPN01L ProSafe VPN Client Software Single License comes with 24/7 technical support and is backed by a 90-day warranty.
What's in the Box ProSafe VPN Client Software CD for 1-user license pack, installation guide (on disk), ProSafe VPN Easy Configuration Files, support information, and warranty card.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(14 customer reviews) 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Poor Support, Design and documentation,
June 23, 2005 Armandolo "armandolo" (SF, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NETGEAR VPN01L Vpn Client 1 User (Personal Computers)
I purchased several copies of this product. They were intended to connect remote employees to Netgear's FVL328 router. Needless to say it was extremely difficult and time consuming to setup. And I consider myself highly competent in Server-Client network setup and configuration. FVL328 supports Dynamic DNS services, but the Client Software or FVL328 documentation says nothing of such setup. In fact it is full of typos and inconsistencies. By secondguessing the online posted manual for FVL328 (make sure you get the latest one) and using my experience I was able to connect to the FVL328. Then we upgraded the McAfee Viruscan from 7.0 to 8.0. Client computers (WinXP or Win2K) started to crash to Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Clean installs and reinstalls in various order did not hel either. Mcafee has this bug in their knowledgebase and said that the SafeNet SoftRemote software (OEMed by Netgear as Prosafe VPN Client) release 10.1 had this issue but was corrected in release 10.3.5. Netgear...Read more
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Not compatible with Cisco VPN software,
February 27, 2006 Auri Rahimzadeh "Author, Hacking the PSP, www... (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR VPN01L Vpn Client 1 User (Personal Computers)
The bummer about this software, and other reviewers tend to agree, is it's so buggy. Installation and configuration are easy, but diagnosing connection problems is a nightmare. This is especially true when trying to connect to another Netgear VPN router, which seems almost like an exercise in futility. Seeing that their software hasn't been updated in over 3 years points out Netgear itself isn't even behind this product anymore.
Buyer Beware: This software also conflicts with Cisco's VPN software, a much better, more reliable product. I needed both Cisco and Netgear's clients on the same machine, which does not appear to be possible, as the Netgear software conflicts with Cisco's operation. Uninstalling the Netgear software and *reinstalling* Cisco's (Netgear's software broke the Cisco client) enabled me to connect once again with the Cisco VPNs I often use.
The lack of a printed manual is also a downer for this product. I ended up returning my Netgear VPN...Read more
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
It does what it's supposed to do... It works.,
April 29, 2007 Michael A. Alestock "G33k" (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NETGEAR VPN01L Vpn Client 1 User (Personal Computers)
I've been searching around for IPSec VPN software that would be compatible with my Netgear FVS318(v1) Firewall/Router before I decided to buy Netgear's VPN01L. I came across three (3) others that were known to work without any problems. I've tried their 30-day trials and came to one conclusion. They're all proven difficult to set up, especially if you don't know much about setting up VPN tunnels (I'm relatively new to it). So the final decision came down to just buying Netgear's VPN01L client software since it was cheaper. And since I'm only using it to connect to my 3-server home LAN (FTP-WEBserver/eMAIL server/Programming server) from work or on the road, I felt it was a wise choice on my part. Install didn't take but a mere 15-minutes. The only part that was difficult (as said before) was the actual set up to get it connecting to the VPN router. Netgear's documentation for the VPN01L was horrible I'll admit that. The example screenshots of the config screens did not even...Read more
