NETGEAR VPN Routers are now Supported by Mac OS X

VPN Tracker 2.0.4 Establishes Secure VPN Connections to NETGEAR Devices
Boston - 2003-06-16: equinux Inc. today announced compatibility between its VPN client VPN Tracker and NETGEAR VPN firewalls. NETGEAR, Inc. based in Santa Clara, California, designs, develops and markets a wide range of network technology for small businesses and homes, including business-focused VPN routers as well as wireless technology for SOHO networks.

"We are committed to providing secure and easy-to-use products for our business customers", said Kevin Allan, Director of NETGEAR’s business product line. "By providing compatibility with our VPN firewalls, VPN Tracker makes deploying secure Internet connections easy for our Mac OS X customers."

Mac OS X users can now connect to their NETGEAR gateways from anywhere through the Internet. This highly requested support comes as great news to the Mac OS X community, as it creates a cost effective VPN solution for enterprises, mobile workers and telecommuters. The unrivaled interface of VPN Tracker, the user-friendly NETGEAR router configuration and the detailed manual enable an easy and efficient connection setup.

VPN Tracker supports pre-shared key and RSA X.509 certificate user authentication for NETGEAR devices. The application comes with a one click preset for NETGEAR VPN devices.

A completely free of charge and comprehensive instruction manual is also available for download from the equinux website.

to assist with the configuration of VPN Tracker with NETGEAR VPN appliances.

For more extensive guidance on a successful set-up, equinux’s experienced technical team is also available to provide assistance at vpntracker@equinux.com.


Availability and Pricing

The VPN Tracker version 2.0.4 can be obtained as a download via the equinux website.

A free 10-day demo period permits a full-featured trial professional version prior to the purchase of a license.

VPN Tracker is available in Personal and Professional Editions. The VPN Tracker Personal Edition is the ideal solution for mobile users who want to establish a single network connection such as an office dial-up connection or a remote computer. For certificate based authentication it has the capability to create certificate signing requests (CSRs) in order to be signed by the enterprise CA.

The VPN Tracker Professional Edition is full-featured for network routing capabilities, and can be used to connect two or more networks through a secure Internet tunnel. On top of that, the Professional Edition has the capability to sign certificates and thus act as a certificate authority (CA).

VPN Tracker 2.0 can be purchased via download from the equinux website or from authorized VPN Tracker consultants worldwide. Pricing for the personal edition starts at $89.90 while that of the professional starts at $199.90.