i need to setup vpn in my office to connect my branch office

[suku]

Hi guys

I am under pressured with virtual private network. Basically i am windows administrator ( only AD) . i don't know how to configure vpn and what are the elements are need to setup vpn.
But I know only vpn theoretically not practically.

Now the problem is, i need to configure vpn on my company for accessing the server data over the internet.

I have the following things,

Windows server 2008 r2
Fortigate 40c firewall with GUI.
Public static IP address
Using these things i need to configure vpn to connect all my branch office with my server.

So,please help me someone to save me from this problem.

 

[jeff-j]

Are you going to need a site to site VPN for each office or will the offices be using software to connect individual workstations back to the main office. How many branch offices? What firewalls are at the branch offices?

 

[suku]

Are you going to need a site to site VPN for each office or will the offices be using software to connect individual workstations back to the main office. How many branch offices? What firewalls are at the branch offices?

Hi

I have a owncloud installed in my windows server 2008 and its working fine in local network.

It Lan address is "http://server:8080/owncloud".

i need to access this server address over internet.

sorry for the wrong information.
and I thought this is only possible using vpn. if any other simple solution for this please recommend.

thanks

 

[bill001g]

Accessing it is the easy part you just port map 8080 in your router to the server and then connect to port 8080 on your external IP. It may get more complex if the ISP is blocking 8080.

You problem may be security. It depends if the data is encrypted or not by the application. I am going to bet since you have a real server license you can configure you server to use https to provide this function. You would then port map port 443 on your router. https is very secure and you can safely use self generated certificates for application as simple as this.