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Updated on 2024-07-23 GMT+08:00
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What Devices Can Be Connected to the Cloud Through a VPN?

VPN supports the standard Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) protocol. A device in your on-premises data center can connect to the cloud if the device meets the following requirements:

  1. Supports IPsec VPN.
  2. Has a fixed public IP address, which can be statically configured, or translated through NAT in NAT traversal scenarios (your device is deployed behind a NAT gateway).

Most devices are routers and firewalls. For details about the interconnection configuration, see Administrator Guide.

  • Common home broadband routers, Windows hosts providing VPN services (such as L2TP), and personal mobile terminals cannot connect to the cloud through a VPN.
  • Devices that can interconnect with the VPN service are usually from the following:
    • Vendors such as Huawei (routers and firewalls), H3C (routers and firewalls), Cisco (routers and firewalls), Ruijie (routers and firewalls), ZTE, Sangfor, Fortinet, 360, Topsec, Hillstone, NetentSec, NSFOCUS, DELL, ZyXEL, and Juniper
    • Cloud service providers such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Amazon Web Services
    • Software vendors such as Openswan, strongSwan, and TheGreenBow
  • The IPsec protocol is a standard IETF protocol. Devices that support IPsec can interconnect with the cloud through a VPN.

    Most enterprise-class routers and firewalls support the IPsec protocol.

  • However, some devices support IPsec VPN only after you purchase required software licenses.

    Contact your on-premises data center administrator to confirm the device model with the vendor.

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