SSL VPN FOR REAL ESTATE AGENCY

QNO SSL VPN ROUTERS ASSIST NEW MAINLAND, A REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN CHINA, TO QUICKEN ITS EXPANSION.

Real estate is developing as one of China’s pillar industries with strong demand following the high GDP growth rate in the recent years. To meet the rapid growth, real estate businesses must integrate the construction management, property management & real estate agency services together and run the business in chain store model or franchise organization. However, to have a smooth and quick expansion, the high-efficient management plays an important role and it needs a significant factor, informationization. Undoubtedly, SSL VPN takes a great proportion of this process.

The basic job of realtors is to show clients around the housing resources. They need to grasp the newest data of clients and selling status, even on the road. To centralize these databases, real estate businesses normally choose different software to manage various data information. All data from sales offices, estate managing offices and realtors should be reported to Headquarter. For those companies with better informationization, the OA, ERP, or finance systems could be deployed to branches, sales offices, estate management offices, and etc.

However, how to easily and safely access the databases at any time in anywhere? SSL VPN is the answer with low cost, easy establishment, and more important being able to combine with applications of OA, Web, ERP, and remote control. Many real estate companies are choosing it as a network foundation to realize businesses efficiency. New Mainland Real Estate Agency Ltd. (NM) is one of the examples in successfully deploying IPSec VPN and SSL VPN according to its own requirements.

Founded on 10.1, 2004, New Mainland is one real estate agent to market, sale & rent mansions in Nanning, Guangxi province in China. Over 5 years’ developing, its businesses have got a comprehensive promotion and have more than 30 branches radiating in Nanning city. It is becoming one of the most important and influential companies in Nanning real estate industry.

For the time being, New Mainland relies mostly on informationization of the business system such as OA, CRM, project planning & management, that all of them need being online to access. Only in this way, the staff can deal with customers anywhere & anytime. By implement SSL VPN, staff can securely visit company’s Intranet, process e-mail, share files and documents, write the report on CRM, and proceed any other tasks from the hotel, Internet Café, or at home. Moreover, New Mainland’s system serves not only its own managing person but also its clients to provide convenience for housing resources check, member registration, online trading and so on.

APPLICATION SOLUTION

Bringing “3S (Secure, Speedy and Simple) on the mind, Qno highlights its simplicity operation on VPN design as always but ensuring the network access smooth and safe. It makes Qno SSL VPN products to be the ideal devices for SMBs. Based on New Mainland’s demand on VPN and PC numbers in its local network, Qno professional FAEs give their suggestion on New Mainland ‘s VPN solution:

In Headquarter, Qno recommends QVF7415 as the core VPN gateway which supports SSL/IPSec/PPTP protocols. In the rest of 30 branch offices, New Mainland deploys Qno QVF7301 as the cost-effective solution. For businessmen and mobile staff, they can connect back to headquarter using SSL VPN with no VPN hardware installation. For administrators in Headquarter as whole network controllers have a unified management on the 30 branches and mobile users.

ADVANTAGES OF QVF7415

Easy Installation

In Headquarter, Qno recommends QVF7415 as the core VPN gateway which supports SSL/IPSec/PPTP protocols. In the rest of 30 branch offices, New Mainland deploys Qno QVF7301 as the cost-effective solution. For businessmen and mobile staff, they can connect back to headquarter using SSL VPN with no VPN hardware installation. For administrators in Headquarter as whole network controllers have a unified management on the 30 branches and mobile users.

Central Control

After being connected by SSL VPN and IPSec VPN, housing information of any offices can be handled in Headquarter together and be checked in real time. The difference is that administrators could control the access behaviors of each SSL VPN users while IPSec VPN is more suitable for establishing fix and stable secure tunnels between headquarter and branch offices.

Easy to Expand in Future

Above the listed features, Qno VPN routers have a built-in firewall to guarantee a secure environment without buying special firewall devices additionally. Besides, QVF7415 has a formidable deployment in hardware; it can be used as a VPN gateway and network router at the same time to save IT expense. By using VLAN to divide the Intranet and VPN network, it is easier for the network administrator to manage the whole local network and keep the security of the data servers in the headquarter.

Qno QVF support SSL/IPSec/PPTP so it gives users many options on VPN connection. If New Mainland needs to establish a new branch, it can just choose the most appropriate VPN mode according to the local situation and the actual demand, getting out of some restrictions from ISPs. Also, Qno QVF7415 possesses powerful dual-core hardware platform and multiple application functions; its extensibility is very capable.

QNO SSL VPN CASE STUDY – FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

QNO SSL VPN HELPS CHINA TIANQI FUTURES COMPANY TO ESTABLISH STABLE NETWORK.

Nowadays, financial companies rely on the Internet to carry on applications like Online Deal, Information Monitoring, Trust Management, Office Automation (OA), File Transition and E-Mail. In a word, the business’ daily normal running is basically through the Internet. As the European debt crisis has lasted for several years, these companies suffer heavy losses. Corresponding with the decreased investment, they are looking for a more secure network to lower down the cost in labor and devices. So the larger the businesses are running, the more steady, safe and convenient networks they need. At this time, high-performance but low-cost devices will help them achieve benefits easier.

TIANQI Futures Co., LTD, as one of the financial institutions in China, was founded in 1996 and purchased by China Jianyin Investment Securities with registered 3 trillion RMB capital. It mainly runs commodity futures and monetary futures. At the end of 2009, is headquartered in Shenzhen Futian, and sub distributed around the country in Beijing, Dalian, Changchun, Harbin, Daqing, and Jiamusi.

In early 2011, to develop its online managing range and increase deals, also to share and communicate with other branches more instantly and efficiently, TIQNQI Futures thinks of rebuilding its virtual private network. After a comprehensive consideration of the devices cost, maintenance to flexibility in future extension, they finally decide to choose Qno QVF7412.

QNO SSL VPN  SOLUTION

In TIQNQI Futures’ intranet, there are OA Servers，ERP Servers and about 60~80 PCs which need to connect to the Internet. It also owns 4 lines accessing the Internet: one for 5M Telecom Optical Fiber, one for 5M Netcom and 2 for 8M ADSL. Their demanding includes managing communication and information flow in the intranet; extending network to developing businesses, and making sure all branches are able to visit OA and ERP Systems in the Headquarter safely and steadily.

In Qno’s solutions, QVF7412 undertakes above requirements: 4WAN ports for ADSL, Optical Fiber and other kinds of broadband accessing for flexible choices. By supporting SSL, IPSec, and PPTP VPN protocols, TIANQI Futures’ branches can choose any one of these 3 VPN types to connect with Headquarter. Because SSL VPN and PPTP don’t need additional devices, it is very costless, too. What’s more, Qno SSL VPN has very secure protections in encryption, authentication and privilege control. That’s why Qno suggests it to TIANQI Futures. Below is the Topology:

3 FEATURES TO STAND OUT ALL, MOST STABLE NETWORK IT BRINGS

QVF7412 has high-efficiency dual-core CPU, which performs very well in data transmitting, anti-attacking. Besides, it provides TIANQI Futures solid and faithful network by below 3 features:

Exclusive Routing Mode

Dividing each line’s loading flexibly and successfully guaranteeing a smooth and steady Internet connecting. Exclusive Routing is loading specific data packages on certain lines by protocol binding. In this way, the traffic won’t be to the crowd for each line thus the connection won’t disrupt. For instance, in TIANQI Futures’ solution, administrators bind applications like webpage and QQ with Telecom Optical Fiber, servers in North Sales Department with Netcom Optical Fiber, the other visiting through the rest of 2 ADSLs. This makes the whole network running fluently.

High Availability (HA)

Lower down the risk of devices’ broken thus for a stable network system. HA is using 2 Qno routers to back up each other in case of one is lost connection with the Internet or broken. After TIANQI Futures deploying 2 Qno QVF7412 and setting HA, there is certainly no worry on online deals.

Bandwidth Management

Able to limit the bandwidth of each user/services for application’s stability. Qno’s QoS function allocates and limits the file download and Web Video traffic on 2 ADSLs lines to realize a maximum on bandwidth utilization, also preventing Thunder and BT for taking too much bandwidth.

For monetary companies’ network, the most important factor is stability. Only stable, it can go on fluent and speedy deals; only stable, it can perform to the extreme for all applications. With four in one functions like VPN, efficient management, backup functionality, and firewall, Qno QVF7412 becomes just this remarkable one for choice.