Joseph D Rivera
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Q: Help How Do i set up VPN

Hello everyone I need help setting up a VPN I own my own a post production company and we just purchased final cut server about a year ago. And we're starting to get really busy so I need some editors to access the server from home. How do I set up a VPN client at work to access from home. Can anybody point me to the right direction. How do I get this to work. I have try searching but no success. We're running a Mac Pro with Snow Leopard not Snow Leopard Server. Final Cut Server is installed on it.

Thanks for your help
Joseph D Rivera
josephdrivera@mac.com
www.josephdrivera.com

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), Mac Pro

Posted on Mar 25, 2011 4:34 PM

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Q: Help How Do i set up VPN

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  • by A. Richards,

    A. Richards A. Richards Mar 25, 2011 5:17 PM in response to Joseph D Rivera
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    Mar 25, 2011 5:17 PM in response to Joseph D Rivera
    The most direct way is to configure VPN access with your Internet router, assuming it has a built-in VPN feature. What are you using for a router? If your router doesn't have VPN, another option (albeit less secure) is to set up port forwarding or NAT.

    That's the networking side of things. What do you want your editors to be able to do from home with FCSvr? The extremely limited bandwidth will obviously significantly limit what is practical when using FCSvr via a typical residential broadband connection.

  • by Blacknight582,

    Blacknight582 Blacknight582 Mar 28, 2011 9:31 PM in response to Joseph D Rivera
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    Mar 28, 2011 9:31 PM in response to Joseph D Rivera
    If you do not have the Server based OSX - there's no real easy way to go about using your computer to enable VPN out of the box. If your router has the capability that's great, but if it doesn't then you're in a bit of a bind.

    A 3rd party and fairly good program worth trying is iVPN, Google it. the person who developed it no longer offers full support, but I've used it personally and it's pretty reliable and pretty straight forward to set up.