NETGEAR ProSafe SSL312 SSL VPN Concentrator 25 - VPN Gateway ( SSL312-100NAS)

by Netgear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 1.6 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H6F5LQ
• Item model number: SSL312-100NAS
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,174 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Remote Access - Supports 25 concurrent tunnels and is tailored for the Small and Mid-Sized businesses. Provides browser based secure access to your corporate network. No client required on the users laptop for remote access. Uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) a protocol popular in the world of e-commerce. Easy to Administer - Customizable intuitive administrative interface Easy to use - Connect using Microsoft Internet Explorer Apple Safari. No need to deploy client software on remote users PC. Private - Automatically cleans the cache after a session has terminated. Supports SSLv3 TLS1.0 and AES-256. Supports multiple backend user repositories including Microsoft Active Directory LDAP and RADIUS. Primary InformationNetworking Type :  Remote Access UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code :  43222600 Product IDUPC:  606449046441Manufacturer Part:  SSL312-100NAS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mac users beware - only works on PowerPC macs, December 21, 2006

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Rob Hodgkinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe SSL312 SSL VPN Concentrator 25 - VPN Gateway ( SSL312-100NAS) (Personal Computers)

This is a good product and works as advertised - with one small flaw. If you're an Apple Mac user, you'll only be able to use it if you're running a PowerPC Mac. Due to a compilation problem in the VPN client Java library by Netgear, the SSL VPN client will not run on an Intel based Mac (even through Rosetta).

If you're planning to use this with an Intel Mac - wait for a firmware upgrade from Netgear otherwise you'll just be staring at a useless blue box with a flashing green light!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be careful. This device doesn't support Windows 7., October 26, 2009

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B. Rodriguez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe SSL312 SSL VPN Concentrator 25 - VPN Gateway ( SSL312-100NAS) (Personal Computers)

My work currently uses this product for our VPN and we are currently looking for a replacement device because of Netgear's incredibly slow response and support. Windows 7 has been the most tested operating system and has been in release candidate form for a long time. Netgear still doesn't have a firmware upgrade that works with the operating system. This device uses an Active X plug-in on a web browser interface. The plug-in does a check to see what operating system is installed and won't let you run the device because it doesn't recognize the OS as Vista or XP. It appears that supporting Windows 7 should be easy, they just need to let their Active X plug-in recognize Windows 7 as a valid OS since Windows 7 and Vista are very similar. I could be wrong and it can be more difficult than that, but we will never know because Netgear has been silent on the issue. I have called their support and all they can tell me is that they are working on a firmware to work with Windows 7. They can't give me any time frame when it will be available. I work at a software development company that needs to support Windows 7 so we need a firmware upgrade asap. Just be aware of this devices limitations. It works under limited situations with limited configurations.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stop! Unable to Purchase SSL Certificate., November 4, 2009

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MPower (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe SSL312 SSL VPN Concentrator 25 - VPN Gateway ( SSL312-100NAS) (Personal Computers)

As of 11/2009 this product does not support SSL keys bigger than 1024 bits. This is a HUGE problem if you are trying to get a third party SSL certificate from somebody like GoDaddy. You will be unable to get a signed certificate. This is a cool product at a very competitive price, unfortunately this limitation makes it impossible for a business to deploy in a new install. I contacted Netgear support and they confirmed this limitation and had no solution. Do NOT buy this product unless you really understand this serious limitation!! Hopefully Netgear will make a firmware fix or something soon.