The term Remote Access refers to the ability to get access to a computer or a network from a remote location. This technology is largely used in big corporate houses, where the people in faraway places can easily access the computer’s network.
Remote Internet Access works on a similar technology. Through Remote Internet Access to an Internet service provider, a home user gets to use the Internet in the convenience and comfort of his home. Not only the home users, but also big corporate houses and Internet cafés, get access to the Internet from the remote internet service provider.
The most common method of Remote Access is a dialup connection through a desktop PC, laptop, or a notebook, using regular telephone lines, where data is transferred from the host server to the remote PC through these lines. Another possible way to provide remote Internet access is by using a dedicated fixed line between the computer or remote local area network to the main corporate local area network. Though a dedicated line comes out to be more expensive and less flexible than the dial up connection, the speed of data transfer through a dedicated line is much faster than the latter. Other various technologies used for providing Remote Internet Access with faster data rates are: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), wireless, cable modem, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
The Remote Access server that provides Internet connectivity comprises of a computer and associated software that is set up to provide remote Internet connections. Also known as a communication server, the Remote Access server includes a firewall to ensure the safe transfer of data and information from one end to another.
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